A serious decline in public health and medical services available has resulted
in an increase in the mortality rate. In the past decade life expectancy has
dropped by 5 years. The average life expectancy of a woman is about 69 and a
man is 59. A healthy man in
Western Europe
lives to the average age of 79. That is a 20 year difference.
Many elderly live in
deplorable conditions without access to running water, sufficient food, proper
sanitation, heating, and medical services. Neohumanist strives to provide their
basic needs and allowing the elderly to grow old with grace and dignity.
The
Republic of
Moldova is a former Soviet republic situated between
Romania and the
Ukraine. Compared to other
post-communist countries in transition, its people have suffered considerably
more poverty than other Eastern European countries.
Due to political instability, territorialseparation, and corruption,
the economic situation has become stagnant.The average worker has a monthly salary of about 100 EUR. The average
pensioner receives about 25 EUR a month. Due to lack of work and low wages,
many young people are forced to go abroad to work, leaving children and the
elderly behind. Statistics show that over half of the population of working age
is currently abroad, sending money home to support their families because they
cannot survive any other way.
The economic crisis,
followed by the country's instability has led to permanent under-funding of the
health system and elimination of basic public services such as water, sewage,
and garbage removal.
