Amambay Board Requests Permanent Disability Services Office

The Amambay Departmental Board has taken a significant step toward improving services for people with disabilities by formally requesting the Executive to establish a permanent regional office for the National Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Senadis) in Pedro Juan Caballero. This initiative, championed by council president Cristian Franco, aims to bring vital support closer to those who need it.

The proposed office would offer direct and immediate access to a range of benefits. These include social assistance, medical certificates, technical and technological aid, specialized health and rehabilitation services, and crucial support for labor and social inclusion. Currently, the lack of a local Senadis presence forces individuals with disabilities to undertake costly and time-consuming journeys to cities like Concepción or Asunción for essential documentation and services.

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the habilitation of an office in the area would allow direct and immediate access to various social benefits, such as medical certificates, the delivery of technical and technological aid, specialized health and rehabilitation services, as well as labor and social inclusion for people in that condition.

Carlos Machuca, the departmental coordinator for the Tekoporã government program in Amambay, highlighted the need, noting that approximately 386 of the over 5,000 Tekoporã beneficiaries in the region have disabilities. He confirmed that these individuals and their families receive monthly aid ranging from 150,000 to 500,000 guaranis, depending on the complexity of their situation. Machuca expressed strong support for the permanent Senadis office, emphasizing that it would significantly ease the burden on disabled residents and ensure their constitutional right to access services is better met.

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Currently, people with disabilities make costly trips, either to Concepción or Asunción, to process documents of a mandatory nature to receive some State assistance.