Delegates to the 13th National Congress dedicated to this topic discussed the main challenges of social work in health. Also its importance for the management of patients and vulnerable neighborhoods in the city of Holguin.
During the opening day this Wednesday at the Expo Holguin Fairgrounds, the challenges of the profession were discussed. In the midst of a complex context marked by scarce resources, the effects of climate change, and migration.
Julio Yamel Verdecia Reyes, general director of health in Holguin, told CNA that social work is a bridge between health policies and needs with a universal, community-based, and free approach. Based on indicators such as exclusion, violence, dependency, grief, and disability.
In the current climate, social workers are involved in the investigation of individuals, groups, and families with the aim of identifying weaknesses. They carry out intervention actions aimed at creating psychological support networks and managing the resolution of associated problems, he emphasized.
Moreover he indicated that they participate in key projects, including the Maternal and Child Care Program. The Elderly Care Program, Mental Health, Social Prevention, and the Advancement of Women. Among the priorities of this branch in Cuba.
The executive also highlighted challenges such as cultural resistance, work overload, human capital development, and the lack of visibility of the profession’s importance in healthcare and the community. During the event, national projects for the treatment of patients with albinism. Also spinocerebellar ataxia type II, rare diseases, and pediatric oncology were also presented.
The 13th National Congress of Social Work met on September 24th and 25th, both in person and virtually, and included delegates from all 16 Cuban provinces and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud.
Holguin has 164 vulnerable communities, 4,000 families served by social assistance, and 82,000 people benefiting from social assistance programs.
With information from the Cuban News Agency
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez
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