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- "We are talking about another of the innumerable plenary agreements that do not finish off, this is May 2017, and we do not know anything because the Committee for Monitoring and Control of the Plenary Agreements is not convened, maybe because the The collapse of the unexecuted is already reaching biblical proportions and they fear remaining in evidence ", explained the local spokesman for Citizens
Cartagena, Thursday, January 25.
On the occasion of the presentation today of the "Major Activities and Persons with Disabilities Program", the spokesman for Citizens in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, said that "he hoped that the City Council had taken advantage of today's public appearance to announce that it had finally been carried out. the plenary agreement promoted by our Group for Cartagena to be part of the World Network of Friendly Cities and Communities with the Elderly. "
This network has been promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the aim of designing services and spaces that facilitate active and healthy aging.
Since 2012, the Imserso is the organization that coordinates the promotion of this project in Spain.
"We are talking about another of the innumerable plenary agreements that do not quite start, this is May 2017, and we do not know anything because the Committee for Monitoring and Control of the Plenary Agreements is not convened, maybe because the collapse of what has not been accomplished is already reaching biblical proportions and is afraid to remain in evidence ", Manuel Padín explained.
"We know that the former head of Social Services, Carmen Martin, was interested and committed to the project, and we understand that she was doing a good job," said Manuel Padin who believes that "the change of responsibilities may have unbalanced the work in this department and we fear that our plenary agreement will suffer the consequences. "
Citizens recalled that at the moment only two municipalities of the Autonomous Community, Lorca and Puerto Lumbreras, are part of the network, the inclusion of Cartagena to this network will, according to the organizers of the network, increase public awareness on this matter, receive information and technical advice, or participate in training spaces through the organization of conferences that facilitate the exchange between the municipalities that participate in the network ".
In return, the Consistory interested in joining the Network is committed to promoting the active participation of older people in its territory in the project, making a diagnosis of the situation, making a long-term work plan and describing the phases of its execution, monitoring and finally present the evaluation of the results.
"In some way with the inclusion of this Network, from Citizens we want to prepare the ground for the City Council to undertake a long-term plan," said Padín.
Increase life expectancy
Life expectancy has increased dramatically worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2020, for the first time in history, the range of people over 60 will exceed that of children under 60 years of age. 5 years, in 2050, according to the WHO, the world population of more than 60 years will reach 2000 million, compared to the 841 million that there is today.
"The aging of our population is a challenge that we have to face, because in a few years our social structure will be transformed and we must be prepared to plan a comprehensive strategy for this unprecedented population challenge", assured the Cs Cartagena spokesman.
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena
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