A purple wave rolls over Lithuania: an important day is being celebrated



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According to her, the cities of Alytus, Klaipėda, Panevėžys, Šiauliai and the municipalities of Akmenė, Joniškis, Lazdijai, Raseiniai, Šiauliai, Švenčionys, Telšiai, the districts of Vilnius and Pagėgiai lit up in purple.

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PHOTO GALLERY. To mark the Day of premature newborns, more than 30 buildings in Lithuania are lit up in purple

Biržai, Elektrėnai, Kaunas, Pakruojis, Linkuva Cultural Centers, Prienai and Balbieriškis Cultural and Leisure Centers, Ukmergė Family Center, Vilnius District Child and Family Welfare and Social Services Centers, Jonava Light Tower, the municipalities of Kaunas and Klaipėda, the city of Alytus are also illuminated Theater, pontoon pier on the Elektrėnai lagoon, Palanga concert hall, Rokiškis manor, Šilalė St. Francis of Assisi Church, Šilutė Hugas Šojus mansion, building of Radviliškis elders, Ignitis group building in Vilnius and King Mindaugas and Žvėrynas bridges.

According to the association, on November 17 for the eleventh year in a row, more than 60 countries around the world are lighting various buildings with this color, to draw the public’s attention to premature babies, premature birth, their causes, problems and dangers. .

“According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of premature babies in the world increases every year: about 15 million. Every year, about 1,500 ancestors are born in Lithuania, which are very important and need not only qualified medical care but also the care and presence of their parents ”, the report quotes the director of the association Asta Speičytė-Radzevičienė.

According to her, “not only the quantitative indicators of survival, but also the qualitative indicators of later life, which depend directly on the timely and accurate care that is provided to the family”, are important, so the first unified platform of distance education in the country “Auginu Lietuva” will start operating this Friday (www.auginulietuva .lt).

“It will not only be a great help for families who have given birth or lost premature babies, but also a tool that will help all parents, future or current, to properly take care of emotional well-being, mental health and strengthen skills. parents of the whole family, “said A. Speičytė-Radzevičienė.

In addition, he recalled that in Lithuania for several months there has been a 24-hour support and assistance line for families who have given birth to a premature newborn.

You can call the Prkstukai line by phone +370 612 03 800. Volunteers are ready to listen and, if necessary, can speak with a medical psychologist who works with the parents and relatives of the ancestors.



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