Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 29 2020
Elderly women receive Christmas gifts at Kakoge Ward in Lira City, West Division, on Christmas Day. PHOTO/PATRICK EBONG.
Summary
The women said they no longer have the energy to look after themselves so they depend on the mercy of God and good Samaritans who offer them food and medical care.
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A group of elderly women in Lira City have appealed to the government to roll out a home-based healthcare system to benefit them since they have no energy to walk to health facilities.
The vulnerable older persons are residents of Kakoge Ward in Lira City West Division. They comprise those mainly suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes, Parkinson disease, and stroke.