While sponsoring the Umm Al-Hassam home party for parents.. Humaidan: Protecting and integrating senior citizens is an integrated work in which individuals and community institutions participate

23-10-2019

Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Labour and Social Development, Chairman of the National Committee for the Elderly, Mr Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Um Al-Hassam Elderly Day Care organised a celebration marking the International Day of Older Persons at the Yousef bin Abdul Rahman Engineer Hall in the Um Al Hassam Sports & Cultural Club. The event was attended by Mr Khalil Jassim bin Khalil, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Um Al-Hassam Elderly Day Care, alongside members of homes and day clubs for senior citizens, dignitaries, ministry officials, social figures, and members of the National Committee for the Elderly. The programme featured a documentary film highlighting the Home’s tenth anniversary and included the honouring of social figures and public and civil society organisations that have supported the Home. The celebrations also showcased traditional Ardah performances. On this occasion, His Excellency the Minister of Labour and Social Development affirmed the Ministry’s keenness to participate annually in the International Day of Older Persons as part of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s special attention to senior citizens. He underscored the importance of raising community awareness to protect and integrate senior citizens, developing plans and programmes that enable them to contribute their expertise across fields, and providing optimal care that safeguards their independence and dignity. His Excellency further noted that, through coordinated efforts of government entities, civil‑society organisations and the private sector, the Kingdom is committed to delivering the best services and avenues of care for senior citizens, including social, health, legal and rehabilitation programmes. He emphasised that caring for, protecting, and integrating senior citizens is a shared responsibility across society and its institutions. For his part, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Um Al‑Hassam Elderly Day Care, Mr Khalil Jassim bin Khalil, praised the esteemed Government’s support for the care and support of senior citizens. He noted the Kingdom of Bahrain’s experience in establishing several senior‑citizen care homes and day clubs—managed by civil society institutions within a framework of community partnership—to provide integrated services and comprehensive care for this group. He pointed out that this experience has become a model to be emulated at the Gulf level.