New care centre

MABS Cancer Support Fundación has acquired a threebed villa in La Nucia to be made into a palliative care and respite centre.

“This centre, which we hope to open in late summer, will support cancer patients from all over the Costa Blanca area, irrespective of their nationality,” reported a spokesperson for MABS.

“We have made great progress but there is still a lot to do before we open, we still need volunteers to help to get everything ready.”

The group is calling for help with tasks including jet-washing the garden areas, painting and decorating, and minor building work.

In addition, the group needs to purchase a long list of items such as television sets for the rooms, bedding and towels, electrical appliances and more.

“We are hoping that volunteers will come forward to assist in this exciting project, either by fundraising to enable us to purchase the items above, or with time to assist in these activities, or to just donate raffle prizes for our fundraising activities in the next two months.”

Contact MABS C ancer Support Fundación, Jacqui on 686 305 006 or email jandbphillips@gmail.com or Sue on 664 266 991 or visit mabscancerfoundation.org

NEARLY 2,000 people took part in the demonstration by Marina Salut healthcare workers in Denia on Friday April 21.

The march, organised by the company trade union, denounced the lack of professionals and the ‘precarious’ working conditions faced by employees.

Marchers included several mayors from different towns and representatives of various political parties and civic organisations from all over the Marina Alta.

The demonstration began by the Red Cross building at the port end of Calle Marqués de Campo and ended in the Plaça del Consell.

It was headed by students and teachers of the District Theatre School, who carried a coffin and placards with messages against the ‘commercialisation’ of healthcare and calling for a ‘public and high-quality service’.

At the end of the march, company trade union president Joan Sarrión read out a manifesto denouncing that “the bad management of the Health department means that residents in the Marina Alta have greater difficulty in accessing healthcare, dwindling quality of the service provided, less time per consultation, and closure of hospital rooms and surgeries at health centres,” among other complaints.