The Elderly Empowerment and Care Center (Ehsan), affiliated with Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW), celebrates today the International Day for Older Persons.
The celebration is in line with the mission of QFSW and the strategy of Ehsan which aims to empower the elderly, benefit from their experiences in Qatar, and to integrate them into society.
The United Nations observance of the International Day of Older Persons 2020 will highlight the role of the healthcare workforce in contributing to the health of older persons, with special recognition of the nursing profession, and a primary focus on the role of women, who are relatively undervalued and in most cases inadequately compensated, and will also promote the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030).
Commenting on the occasion, Director of Awareness and Community Communication Department at Ehsan Khalid Abdullah said that the Center is marking this occasion by launching a number of awareness activities from October 1 to 7, most importantly the co-operation with the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs to dedicate the next Friday sermons to talk about respect for the elderly. The live broadcast feature will also be activated on Ehsan’s “Instagram” account on the occasion.
The first episode of the live broadcast will be with Nasra al-Noubi, the first Qatari nurse — currently retired — to talk about her journey in the nursing profession, he added.
from Gulf Times https://ift.tt/30ov2Yx
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