Warring: We must end the drug board torment of our disabled people

President of the World Health Tourism Council, MP Dr. Ahmet Savaşan Prof. Dr. Nedime Serakıncı, Secretary General of the World Health Tourism Council and Prof. Dr. Nedime Serakıncı, Secretary General of the World Health Tourism Council, visited the Cyprus Turkish Disabled Persons Federation within the scope of the “Disability Week”.

Dr. Ahmet Savaşan He drew attention to the fact that the fact that individuals with no change in their disability status (disabled) are forced to undergo the drug board every year in order to receive medicines from the state not only creates additional obstacles for these special individuals, but also imposes a significant and unnecessary burden on doctors and the health system.

“WE ARE BEHIND GLOBAL PRACTICES”

During the visit, he emphasized that one of the most important duties of the state is to ensure that disabled individuals can benefit from health services in full and equal conditions. Ahmet Savaşan, “Health is the most fundamental human right acquired at birth. When we look at our country today, we see that disabled people have been inadequate in accessing health services for years and / or lagging behind the practices in the world in functioning.”.

“WE MUST TAKE THE STEPS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN SO FAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”

Stating that it is an inevitable necessity to improve the outdated practices in the TRNC, both in the grading of congenital and acquired disabilities, in the renewal of the board reports needed by individuals whose disability status does not change in order to receive salaries or cars and equipment, and especially in the renewal of the drug board, by looking at contemporary examples in the world as soon as possible. Ahmet Savaşan, emphasized that as soon as possible, the torture of the disabled people's drug board should be ended.

Savaşan said, “We must take the steps that could not be taken for many years due to lack of financial resources and political instability. Prime Minister Unal Üstel’s sensitivity on this issue and the fact that he has put the initiatives related to the disabled on the list of things to be done in a short time is promising. We are determined to keep these issues on the agenda and to contribute to these issues.”.

“WE SHOULD APPLY THE CORRECT AND FRUITFUL EXAMPLES IN THE WORLD IN OUR COUNTRY”

Pointing out that Sweden brought a new vision to disability policy in the 2000s with the slogan ’from patient to citizen“, Savaşan said: ”As is known, for many years, disability was seen as a “patient problem“ all over the world. Sweden and a few other countries, on the other hand, saw it as a democracy and human rights issue and determined their policies as citizenship, equality and full participation. Although this perception has changed in developed countries, there are still a majority of countries that have not changed. The fact that this perception has not yet changed in our country is the biggest obstacle in front of our disabled people. There is no need to rediscover Sweden. We should examine the correct and fruitful examples in the world and apply them in our country with a participatory approach.”.

“PRIME MINISTER ÜSTEL'S INITIATIVE ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE DISABLED IS POSITIVE”

In his speech, Federation President Derviş Yücetürk pointed out that the fact that disabled people are forced to take the drug board every year causes great difficulties and in order to make the lives of disabled people easier; Establishment of the Office for Persons with Disabilities, improvement of the existing Grading Regulation, Working Conditions and Cash Assistance Regulation and Rights and Duties Regulation under the Law on the Protection, Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities, solving transportation, mobility and access problems, making the mandatory four percent disabled employment in the public sector, Stating that there is a need to take steps in many areas such as the urgent enactment of the necessary regulations for the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was passed by the Republican Assembly, and providing the necessary exemptions for the disabled, and that these demands have been notified to all levels of the state by the federation, Yücetürk stated that Prime Minister Unal Üstel’s initiative on the employment of the disabled is positive, and he believes that if the government shows determination on other needs, most of the problems can be solved in a short time. At the end of his speech, Yücetürk expressed his gratitude for the sensitivity and contributions he has shown in solving the problems of the federation for years. Ahmet Savaşan’and the council officials.