Tag: disabled
Macedonia 27.11.22 | 12:24

Call to end age based discrimination of disabled persons

The Ombudsperson’s office points out that welfare centers across the country have rejected 23 claims for disability payments on the count of old age of the applicant. According to the office, this is a form of age discrimination, and the Labour and Welfare Ministry will have to end this practice. The...
Macedonia 06.10.20 | 11:55

Disabled 11 year old boy that was found badly neglected in a house in Ohrid has died

An 11 year old disabled boy who was found in state of horrific neglect in Ohrid a month ago has died. The boy, who suffered from cerebral palsy, was placed in the care of a family in a village near Demir Kapija. He was found alone in a house in Ohrid abandoned by the parents, left with just a glass of...
Macedonia 11.05.20 | 11:19

Kod: Nine citizens died of Covid-19 without receiving proper hospital treatment

Nine citizens died of the Covid-19 before they could even get tested, reports the Kod investigative reporting outlet. According to their review of the 91 deaths caused by the coronavirus so far, there were a number of cases where citizens required assistance for serious flu like symptoms but could not...
Macedonia 11.04.20 | 18:43

Death of mother and son shocks Veles

Authorities in Veles are trying to determine how was it possible that two citizens died in January and were only found in April. The 79 year old woman identified by the police as K.M., and her disabled son V.M. (53) were found in their apartment. An autopsy showed that the woman contracted the coronavirus...

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