Pensioners walk 15 kilometres to Kasoa

Association of Retired Persons in Ghana [ARPLG] a non-governmental organisation, on Tuesday walked 15-kilometre to Kasoa in the Central Region as part of worldwide "Global Embrace Walk".

The walk was to create awareness about the importance of the aged and to promote their interest in the society and was organised under the theme: "Active Aging".

Speaking at the function a World Health Organisation Representative, Miss Sophia Twum-Barima, said that WHO's priority was to attend to the needs of the aged at all times.

She said to achieve this a draft proposal had been presented to the Minister of Health for consideration. ''If the proposal is approved it would seek to address the needs of the aged''.

The President of the association, Mr King David Affadzi, said that association was committed to support the welfare of the aged by providing them with shelter, food, clothing and basic health care services among other things.

He called on other stakeholders to accept caring for the aged as a collective responsibility. Mr Affadzi appealed to other philanthropists to come to the aid of the aged since the association alone could not shoulder the task of caring for them.

A UN information officer, Mrs Evelyn Sarpong called on the aged to exercise regularly to keep fit and expressed the UN`s support for the association.