Solidarity can help families who have no money to buy campaign drugs
This campaign begins to “change to those in need” the country and the islands begin to over 500 pharmacies in the north to south.
David Clifford
Solidarity Campaign begins on Monday, to help families who do not buy medications prescribed by the doctor, which is 10 in 10 Portuguese.
“All citizens are invited to donate their purchases to the ABEM program: Drug Solidarity Network” Dignitude AssociationIt coordinates the propaganda, which indicates Donations help families in poverty conditions to have the necessary medicines.
Dignitude Association Executive Director, Maria Zono Tosscano told Lusa One in 10 people cannot pay prescribed drugs in Portuguese for lack of money. The official said 64% were between 18 and 64 years.
Although people often think that beneficiaries are unemployed, most people work and still cannot meet their costs.
He said that families with per capita yield are “less than 365 euros”.
The director pointed out that they were “very harmful families and those who were very difficult to deal with their daily lives.”
Maria Zono Toscano invited everyone to “live with 365 euros per month”, “Most of the citizens need to do so.”
The manager said that the event had nothing to do with families that help the event, but had a collaborative network of partners such as private social solidarity organizations, which represent the effect of the campaign.
Maria Zono Toscano referred to the stories of people who need to keep food on the family table and buy drugs.
Since it was created in 2016, the campaign helped more than 40,000 people through collection of 35,000 to 40,000 euros in each edition.
From 2016 to 2024, the initiative distributed 2,790,707 Medicines packaging.
There is an initiative across the country
This year, the 13th edition of the initiative begins over 500 pharmacies, and the launch of this campaign today, at 10:30 pm, will take place at the Exposel Pharmacy in Lisbon, the note.
Note that local bodies such as Parish Councils and Municipal Councils, Social Social Institutions and Private Organizations of other social organizations can refer to any family in this situation.
