Thanks to United Way programs, children, young people, adults and the elderly with serious health problems benefit from medical and social care. A large part of the elderly in Romania face numerous problems, chronic diseases, poverty, loneliness. The elderly population is growing in our country, the elderly live on very low incomes, cannot afford quality health services and therefore live their last years without dignity.
Through United Way’s health programs, these people are helped with food, medicines or basic medical services. Elderly people who can’t move get regular visits from medical teams or have access to telemedicine services.
Children requiring long-term admissions also receive psychological counselling, art and play therapy, as well as basic medical support, rehabilitation and physical therapy.
In 2023, in order to promote and support a healthy lifestyle among children from disadvantaged backgrounds, we created the “Learn to be healthy” program in which students practice individual and team sports, participate in information sessions about the importance of a balanced diet, FairPlay, teamwork and anti-bullying and receive healthy snacks.
In 2025, 2,349 children, adults, and seniors facing hardship—affected by various medical conditions and a high level of poverty—received support to improve their quality of life, including basic medical services, consultations, treatments, rehabilitation services and home care, as well as food, hygiene products, and medication, as follows:
• 1,802 people benefited from social counseling to access medical services and health education;
• 1,304 beneficiaries received material support to access medical investigations and treatments;
• 484 people benefited from basic medical services (consultations, medical tests, prescriptions, rehabilitation services, etc.);
• 67 people received home care services;
• 562 people benefited from complementary therapies (e.g., art therapy for children in hospitals);
• 314 children, adults, seniors, as well as their caregivers, benefited from counseling and psychological support;
510 children from vulnerable backgrounds participated in sports activities and, together with 175 parents, benefited from educational sessions for a healthy lifestyle.
