Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has taken the COVID-19 awareness to the elderly by launching a COVID-19 awareness campaign that will focus on all Old Age Homes across the City.
Environmental Health practitioners under the City’s Public Health directorate have started workshops to empower the elderly about COVID-19 regulations.
The workshops also focus on how the elderly can guard against possible infections when they interact with family members and the general public during family visits and their day to day shopping.
Principal Environmental Health Practitioner Thembi Blaai said: “Our message has in most cases been generic to everyone. We are now zooming in on the elderly to make sure that they have the right information to protect themselves against this deadly disease. It has been scientifically proven that the elderly form part of the most vulnerable, hence the special focus.”
There are more than 28 Old Age Home facilities across the City accommodating about 1000 elderly residents.
The workshops form part of an integrated COVID-19 public awareness implemented by the City through its Disaster Management Unit.
Resident at the Elizabeth Stuurman Old Age Home in Kostern, Irene Gallant said the workshop was an eye opener for her
“There has been a lot of misinformation about the COVID-19 and different forms of fighting it. Today we have been empowered with reliable information and we will use it to protect ourselves as we are the most vulnerable group to this disease,” said Gallant.
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