Basis expresses concern over melancholy in senior residents

The Axios Senior Residents Basis, an NGO, has referred to as on the federal authorities to create a physique that may handle senior residents.

Abdulraqib Jegede, Axios Administrative Secretary, made the decision on Saturday in Abuja on the official inauguration of the muse’s “Seniors Residents Membership”.

The membership was established by the muse to get rid of melancholy in aged folks.

Mr Jegede mentioned aged folks face melancholy after retirement and being bored from staying at house doing nothing; typically resulting in early dying.

He mentioned that one in all our companies of the Seniors Residents Membership was to convey the aged folks to make new associates, work together and revel in themselves.

“As you all know from 60 and above they use to be at house doing nothing and this results in melancholy, however the essence of this membership is to convey them collectively, make new associates, study new expertise.

“Final month, we did a medical outreach for these folks, and that was after we acquired the knowledge of a few of them who’re right here at the moment; we’re reaching out to them with the membership formally in order that they will come collectively to socialize.

“We wish to convey them again to society as an alternative of them staying at house doing nothing. With this basis, they are going to be going out for excursions by visiting previous colleges, taking them out to any of the secondary colleges or universities right here in Abuja.

“That is for them to see the distinction between after they had been younger by seeing younger era, with this membership they are going to be studying the way to prepare dinner, they may also be having an train part each Saturday.

“These folks may also be having a physiotherapy session as soon as in a month,” he burdened.

When requested about funding, together with the medical outreaches it carries out, Mr Jegede mentioned the muse was self-funded by the organisation’s CEO.

He referred to as on authorities, non-public organisations and people to help the muse “to assist aged folks and take them out of melancholy in addition to convey them again to the society.”

He mentioned folks’s lives mustn’t finish similar to that after retirement and that’s what Axios is doing. He, nonetheless, referred to as for assist on this course.

In the meantime, Jane Paul-Edeh, a Dietician/Nutritionist from Keffi Federal Medical Centre, took the senior residents on a lecture on balanced food plan and suggested them to observe what they eat.

She informed the senior residents that their physique may not carry out the way in which it used to throughout their younger age, including that “there’s a diminished operate within the work of the physique organs of their current age.

“At this age of yours, you should cut back fats consumption, you could be a bit bit lively, eat meals that may neutralise issues in your physique.

“There’s a downside with weight-reduction plan within the nation; our meals within the evening are normally swallows, however prior to now, it wasn’t an issue.

“If we eat this earlier than the solar goes down, it won’t have a lot impact, however proper now due to expertise and westernisation, we eat at evening even at 10 p.m, you will notice folks nonetheless swallowing night meal not minding the time.”

She, subsequently, referred to as for a diet coverage, saying it’s essential for presidency to control feeding system from age 60 and above, the essential age at which physique organs have already began diminishing.

(NAN)