The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) has activated help desks for flood affected Older Persons in internally displaced person’s camps in the affected states and locations.
In a statement signed by Omini Oden, NSCC head, Corporate Affairs, Media and Communications,the center says this was necessitated by the dire condition occasioned by flooding in some parts of the country.
According to Oden,this is done in partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Development Partners, State Emergency Management Agencies and NSCC Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Ageing.
Oden further reports NSCC Director General Dr Emem Omokaro said the decision is necessitated by the high proportion of older casualties in the affected areas and the vulnerability of older women and men in such situations in the affected states of the federation.
Dr Omokaro commended the National Emergency Management Agency and States Emergency Management Agencies (SEMA), Development partners and other organizations for rescue efforts at flood affected locations despite challenges faced.
In Delta State where there are already over ten camps created, the NSCC help desks are already functional at most camps including Isoko and Ozoro IDP camps among other locations, facilitated by NSCC Delta State Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Ageing under the coordination its Co-Chair, Mrs Caroline Usikpedo-Oliseowe.
Some of the services rendered at the NSCC help desks for the flood affected older persons are basic health Checks, data capture and collation of older persons who have expressed appreciation to the National Senior Citizens Centre for coming to their aid working in conjunction with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
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