Parliamentary Secretary for Rights for Persons with Disability and Active Ageing, Justyne Caruana, together with the Department for the Elderly and Community Care in the Community, has launched a Summer Awareness campaign and competition – Beat the Heat Together.
This is a campaign to raise awareness among the elderly about the health complications that can arise from the summer heat.
The campaign will be conducted through a competition on a dedicated Facebook page – Flimkien Neghlbu s-Shana, where the elderly can upload a photo in relation to the theme of the campaign. The winner will receive a tablet.
The competition is open to the elderly aged 60 and over in Gozo and Malta and the winner will be the one that receives the most number of `likes.'
Dr Justyne Caruana explained that the campaign is being carried out in the context of the National Strategy for Active Ageing, which in addition to the campaign of information and knowledge, the elderly will also be using other skills, including creativity and information technology, which they have received training in over recent months..