“The Community of Sant’Egidio adheres to the ‘San Bartolomeo project’ because every day it stands alongside the most vulnerable, even invisible, people in our city, who are many immigrants who are not yet regular, Roma and families of poor Italian people. For them, health care is often paid for, expensive and distant, and therefore this project helps us to bring many people closer to medical care, health care and is an important form of integration into our society”. Marco Impagliazzo, president of the Community of Sant’Egidio told Adnkronos on the sidelines of the presentation at the headquarters of the Gemelli Isola Tiberina hospital of the ‘San Bartolomeo project’ to facilitate access to treatment for people with frailties.
“One hundred and seventy people have already been included in this program – recalls Impagliazzo – but clearly the numbers of need are much, much higher, we are talking about thousands of people. We have already experienced this during the Covid pandemic. In Sant’Egidio we have opened a ‘vaccine hub for the invisible’ where thousands of people have come to get vaccinated. The problem is being able to bring these people to medical care”. In fact, many “do not know the paths, they are far from the institutions. We must therefore ensure that we bring the institutions closer to the citizens, especially the poorest citizens. This is the mediation work of the Community of Sant’Egidio, given its great experience on the ground” he concludes.
