Thirteen years of the Río Gallegos Diabetics Association

He began his work in 1998, aiming to support people suffering from diabetes, as well as the family environment and friends.Among the numerous tasks that this institution performs, those that have the purpose of diabetics that cannot face the expenses of the medically, diagnostic strips and other inputs stand out, obtain them at cost prices and, in many cases, free of charge.

To specify this, Aspedi has made agreements with the Laboratories Roche and Johnson & AMP;Johnson for the provision of materials and equipment that they refer free.

To internalize better, we interviewed its president, Mrs. Elida Rajruj, in the offices that the association has in José Ingenieros 42, of our city.

In principle he tells us that after numerous procedures, related to legal status and accounting records, we are "up to date."While this organization is non -profit, you must document the receptions of the donations made by laboratories and medication outputs, diagnostic and equipment strips.

“We do not have funds to pay fees.The eleven members of the current Board of Directors work without charging salary.In my case, I am withdrawal from the Federal Police and has been eleven years to come to this city from Buenos Aires.Here, my husband died- he tells us with a certain tone of sadness- for a complication because of diabetes. ”

“At present,” says Mrs. Elida- we have an important subsidy that the governor gave us and with which we have bought new furniture, since those we have are the product of particular gifts and donations.We also have a municipal subsidy- adds- for internet, light and gas expenses, although we had to suppress the first because the increases of the other services take us all of that aid ”.

Aspedi activities

"We have one hundred partners," he tells us, "and the radius of action is limited to the city of Gallegos, although," we have established a similar one in the ancients and Caleta Olivia. ""Of this number of affiliates, only 200 pay a quota of eight pesos per month that," allows us to face the maintenance expenses of the dependencies where we work, which we have in renewable bailment every two years. "

The Diabetics Association of our city annually attends the National Congress that takes place in Córdoba, operating this year in the month of June."In addition," the President, we made talks and conferences carried out by professionals sent by laboratories with which we maintain relationships, as well as we maintain permanent contact with the Regional Hospital and medical professionals. "

Aspedi is a non -profit social organization and is open to the entire community, so they summon every interested person or non -diabetic.They also provide therapeutic support with medications, diagnostic strips and the provision of insulin pumps that attached to the body, supply the insulin that the organism precise, for which it has a detection system that, given the decrease in it, emits the necessary amount.The provision of all these materials is carried out under medical prescription.

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