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Giorgia Meloni's government has imposed a fee of 2,000 euros per year on all foreigners seeking treatment, essentially denying treatment to those like Emanueli who cannot afford it.
Emanuel Prenga is 24 years old and has been suffering from a serious illness since childhood. The Albanian who lives in Italy's Piedmont has received the attention of the Italian media. He has been confined to a wheelchair since he was a child after suffering from infantile cerebral palsy.
It is clear that he needs constant care and in the coming months he will also undergo a major operation on his leg. What has attracted the attention of the Italian media is the fact that he has lost free health care.
Giorgia Meloni's government has imposed a fee of 2,000 euros per year on all foreigners seeking treatment, essentially denying treatment to those like Emanueli who cannot afford it. Coming from an Albanian orphanage, the boy was welcomed in Piedmont in one of the family homes of the Pope John XXIII Community, which is already appealing for the resolution of his case.
"Emanuel's physical condition forces him to use a wheelchair and live on a disability pension. Until December 2023, this monthly contribution was able to guarantee him a dignified life, covering also the costs of health care" - say the leaders of the community to the Italian newspaper " La Repubblica" .
When he renewed his registration with the National Health System as a foreigner, he found that he had to pay over 2,000 euros for health care instead of the 387 he usually paid. This is the annual amount already required by the Italian state in order to receive the provision of basic health services.
The Italian newspaper writes that like Emanuel Prenga there are thousands of foreigners, immigrants or university students, who cannot afford to pay 2000 euros a year. The MPs of the DP in the opposition, Chiara Gribaudo and Marco Furfaro, have also reacted to this issue and have requested a session of questions in the Italian parliament.
"Health is an obligation for non-EU citizens who reside regularly in Italy, regardless of the reasons for their stay (study, work, religion, etc.), therefore it is not possible to reside regularly in Italy without having some kind of assistance . Unfortunately, with the latest budget law, the government continues to attack the poorest and therefore has increased the fixed voluntary contribution from 387 euros per year to a minimum of 2 thousand.
Although they live regularly in Italy, they are not at all able to afford these figures. People who are single, in poverty or with severe disabilities are forced to forgo health care. For us this is an intolerable situation and for these reasons we have urgently called the Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci and the Minister of Disabilities Alessandra Locatelli" - it is stated in the request of the opposition MPs.
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