“The COVID-19 pandemic is causing indescribable fear and suffering for older people worldwide. Beyond its immediate impact on health, the pandemic places older persons at a higher risk of poverty, discrimination and isolation” Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General
We are aware that the lamentation for dehumanization in aging, health, suffering and death is universal. In all corners of the world we hear the demand to humanize. In a situation of dependency and illness - our own or that of a loved one - we welcome all the existing technology to diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, but we are always dissatisfied with it if it is not used, guaranteeing our human dignity.
Humanizing is demanded in many areas, from the political, to the economic, the cultural, the infrastructures that provide services, the interdisciplinarity of the teams that help the elderly, the quality of relationships, etc.