Through
the
Bolivarian Alliance for the
Americas, ALBA,
several member states are
developing social and
humanitarian programs, providing
specialized and urgent attention
to sectors neglected for decades
of neo-liberal policies.
Assistance to people with
disabilities has been one of the
biggest challenges of member
states of ALBA. With Cuba’s
support, Venezuela has already
implemented it, and Ecuador and
Nicaragua are successfully
carrying it out.
As a result of the study,
Ecuador is setting up the first
site to take in physically and
mentally disabled people. The
center, located in the
Ecuadorian city of Cuenca, will
treat 33 people who have
suffered from physical and
psychological mistreatment and
who live in subhuman conditions.
A brigade of 68 Cuban health
specialists is working on a
scientific study on disabilities
in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. And
this initiative has been also
implemented in Bolivia, as a
result of an agreement reached
at the Seventh Summit of ALBA,
held last October in the
Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
The Bolivian Minister of Sports
and Health, Ramiro Tapia,
pointed out that a medical
brigade will visit every single
Bolivian house to determine the
number of disabled people and
their specific needs. Following
the study, the government of
President Evo Morales will
provide those who need help with
the proper care.
Bolivian, Venezuelan and Cuban
specialists will join the work
on this project and will be
financed by their own
governments.
This year, the investigation
will be focused on three
specific areas: the neighborhood
Plan 3000, in the city of Santa
Cruz; the neighborhood El Alto,
one of the poorest of the
country; and in the city of
Orinoca.
This special project, which
comes as an initiative from
ALBA, will put into practice one
of the main principles of this
mechanism of integration: the
welfare of all the people.
Taken from
Radio
Havana Cuba
