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RPO asks about the rights of the elderly. He is turning to Minister Marzena Okla-Drewnowicz on the issue

MedExpress Team

Piotr Wójcik

Published April 8, 2024 10:22

RPO asks about the rights of the elderly. He is turning to Minister Marzena Okla-Drewnowicz on the issue - Header image
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The rights of the elderly are still viewed in the context of social welfare, which perpetuates negative stereotypes associating old age with poverty, frailty and support needs, the Ombudsman notes, and asks Senior Policy Minister Marzena Okla-Drewnowicz for information on planned measures that will help change the situation. He also asks whether the government plans to join the work being undertaken internationally to strengthen the protection of the rights of the elderly.

Marcin Wiącek forwarded Marzena Okle-Drewnowicz's comments, which were presented earlier to the ministers responsible for family and social policy. He asks to adopt the conclusions and recommendations contained in them. The ROP pays special attention to selected fundamental challenges and the need for a holistic approach to senior citizenship and aging policy in Poland. This is because he continues to observe the persistence of an approach limited to looking at the rights of the elderly exclusively in the context of social assistance, and even a disturbing deepening of this.

The Ombudsman sees an urgent need for a senior citizen policy that does not differentiate between the ...

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