THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 14 - 17 Issue No. 1917 31 March - 6 April 2022
TODAY, Thursday March 31, to coincide with World Day for Colon Cancer, a number of specialists will meet in Mallorca to spend the day discussing the Strategy for Colon Cancer in the Balearic Islands, or‐ ganised jointly with the Spanish Association against Cancer. As part of this strategy, the Balearic Government is implementing a Colon Cancer Screening Pro‐ gramme in the Son Espas‐ es, Son Llatzer and Mana‐ cor hospitals. The development of this programme is a priority of the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, as this is the most common cancer in the Balearic Islands and each year about 850 cases are diagnosed resulting in between 300 and 400 deaths. The meeting will address specific issues such as the role of primary care pro‐ fessionals as informants and recruiters of partici‐ pants in the Screening Pro‐ gramme; the incorpora‐ tion of human and technological resources, the organisation of screen‐ ings, and the involvement of teams from the various levels of care. The day will conclude with the sending of letters to invite the target popula‐ tion of the three new ar‐ eas to participate in the programme.
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ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED: Meeting between the Government and Hoteliers.
MALLORCAN hoteliers will make 350 beds available for Ukrainian refugees thanks to an agreement be‐ tween the Government of the Balearic Islands and the Hotel Federation of Mallor‐ ca. This was announced on Monday March 28 just three days prior to the clo‐ sure of the Covid hotel in Palma which had 250 tem‐ porary places available whilst more accommoda‐ tion was being sought. Under this agreement which initially lasts for one month, more than 90 rooms, studios and apart‐ ments with a total capacity for more than 350 people in hotels and apartment hotels across the island will
be made available. The agreement reached with the Hotel Federation of Mallorca means that families will be able to have a roof over their heads in properties owned by mem‐ bers of the Federation and will have a breathing space before the authorities can allocate long‐term housing. During this time, it is planned that the tempo‐ rary spaces will be adapted and enabled and that the Red Cross will make ar‐ rangements with the Span‐ ish Government, which has overall responsibility for refugees, to obtain accom‐ modation and employ staff to help settle the Ukrainian arrivals in. “It is an absolutely gener‐
ous and essential agree‐ ment,” said the Minister of Social Affairs and Sports, Fi‐ na Santiago, who claimed that, since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, “the Balearic Islands have had a solidarity response: have mobilised civil society and the main industry of the Balearic Islands to attend to the population move‐ ment.” The national settlement plan, provides that refugees arriving in any part of Spain without spe‐ cific accommodation should be referred to one of the four centres set up by the Government of Spain on the Peninsula be‐ fore being allocated areas in which to live.
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Vulnerable children THERE has been a groundswell of sympathy in Mallorca for young refugees from Ukraine who have no parent or guardian with them. On Tuesday March 29, no less than 55 families attended a special presentation hosted by the Mallorcan Institute of Social Affairs (IMAS) to explain in detail the process of tem‐ porary reception of children from Ukraine who arrive in Mallorca. Those attending had contacted IMAS to enquire about the steps to be taken to be able to temporarily take care of some of the displaced children who are not in the care of relatives or guardians. More than 90 people have requested information through the telephone number 900 100 444 and the form published on the website www.imasmallorca.net. “It is important to follow the marked and coordinated protocols between public institutions to ensure the safety and well‐being of children. “They are boys and girls and teenagers who have had to leave their homes and their country fleeing a war. We have to look after his physical, mental and emotional stability,” said the Mallorcan director, Mari Ángeles Fernández. Those selected as foster carers will receive a minimum of €500 per month.