As part of the mandate of the Social Welfare Department, The UN day of the older person was observed in Ghana on the 1st October by the Department and Civil Society Organizations in older person care led by Comi Relief Foundation. As a prelude to the celebration, the Acting Regional Director of Social Welfare served as a resource person at the Roundtable Dialogue at the launch of the 2023 world day of the elderly celebration on Monday 25th September, 2023. The topic for discussion was “Actualizing healthcare and wellbeing of the aged in Ghana”.
The dialogue aimed at coming up with working strategies to draw society’s attention to the concerns and worries of the older persons and to strengthen society’s commitment towards them. The celebration was climaxed on the 30th September, 2023 with another dialogue on the same topic.
The Acting Regional Director of Social Welfare was the keynote speaker where she shared light on issues of elderly care and welfare. The older persons had fun games including dancing competition, ludo and quiz amidst good old music. The climax was media engagement to educate the citizens on ageing issues in Ghana. The programme was successful