The five communities of the Camino Francess
May 7th, 2010
The five communities of the Camino Frances pushing a plan "coordinated" of health care to pilgrims.
The five communities through which flows the Camino Frances, Galicia, Castilla y Leon, Navarra, Aragon and La Rioja, today signed a protocol of cooperation that includes the implementation of a plan "coordinated" the pilgrim health care, with order to provide "quality care" and put at your disposal all the resources in hospitals, health centers, point of information and advice.
The Pazo de Compostela Raxoi welcomed, buy aion kinah, the signing of this agreement, in an act involving the presidents of Galicia, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Castilla y Leon, Juan Vicente Herrera, Navarra, Miguel Sanz, La Rioja, Pedro Sanz, and the counselor Education and Culture of Aragon, Maria Victoria Broto Cosculluela. Previously, made to walk the last stretch of road from the esplanade of John XXIII to the Cathedral, some 300 meters.
According, aion kinah for sale, to the agreement contains this plan were designed to "enhance" the information and resources they need care for pilgrims, especially during this year Xacobeo, "facilitating" access to health resources, while stressing the "prevention and control risks. "
In particular, within the field of information and improvement of care, commitment to align resources to the expected increase in, aion kinah, care needs in the Way and facilitate access to resources. On prevention and control advocates to promote information and training to pilgrims on preventive measures for health problems "more frequently" associated with the Path.
The disclosure of this plan "coordinated" will be made by preparing a complete catalog data "useful" about health centers, hospitals, points of care or most common ailments among the pilgrims, in order that if they need information from this type can be obtained in a "rapid and effective."
The leaders signed the agreement providing for the health care plan at the end of your ride and following a brief interview. Besides addressing health actions in the protocol of cooperation is broader and contemplates security, conservation and promotion of the routing path included in the list of world heritage site by Unesco in 1993.
Security and culture
So, another point that reflects the agreement goes through the momentum of a joint plan of care and public safety for the pilgrims. As are the objectives of the dissemination of weather forecasts, signaling pathways, maintenance and constant information about the routes and their status.
In the field of culture and heritage, the leaders stressed the program 'Path of Stars', with four specific projects. The first, "Milestones of the Way ', is intended for intervention in monuments of the Way with" profound significance Pilgrim "for the purpose of their preservation, restoration and dissemination of their special heritage values in 2010.
Also, 'Musical Pilgrimage' is proposed roaming vocal group music concerts and other performances, while enabling a 'Historic Exhibition', on the theme of St. James, with simultaneous or successive sites along the way of signing communities.
'Heritage Open St James' is a program of concerted openings and expanded by as many monuments and sitesvisited the Way, and the centralization of information on visiting hours at these locations.
"Cooperation" institutional
Under the slogan of "cooperation," Autonomy officials claimed all the importance of the protocol. "Thank you and congratulations on this example of institutional collaboration so needed at this time," proclaimed Nunez Feijoo, who expressed his conviction that living the Holy Year "in the midst of turbulence" economic contribution to "reassess" the meaning of the Road.
Galician President assured that "there is no better symbol" for Spain and Europe "today" than do Obradoiro Praza and emphasize that citizens "are what they are" thank you "to the tracks" that permeate the Camino de Santiago . In fact, I predict that "as long as a pilgrim, humanity will be alive."
For his part, Chief Executive of Castilla y Leon, Juan Vicente Herrera, also expressed his satisfaction with this initiative address from the unit because, warned, communities are not "watertight compartments".
"It's worth the effort," he said Henry, after reviewing the various points of the protocol, which he defined as 'key' to address other issues in the future from the cooperation, "the unfinished business in Spain and autonomic constitutional XXI century" .
In turn, the head of government of La Rioja, Pedro Sanz, conveyed the "health" of all his countrymen and put in value which means this act, claiming the need to "seek the cooperation and a shared heritage" since, allege, the Way "knows no borders."
In this scenario, Pedro Sanz called the "effort" government to "share and celebrate it." "The example that we now take a positive example that should be shifted to other fields," he said.
Pilgrims increase
In line, the president of Navarra, Miguel Sanz, I appeal to the "union of diverse efforts" between communities and ensure that the path is "hallmark" of citizens in Navarra and integrates the "supreme values" of the Constitution .
In addition, alluded to the figures of pilgrims, who are increasing exponentially every year, he said, and stressed that in the first four months of 2010 pilgrims passed through Roncesvalles 9100, representing 68 per cent more than the same period of 2009 .
Finally the minister of Culture of Aragon, Maria Victoria Broto, praised the "coordination, work and perseverance" of the five administrations involved in this agreement, which envisages the Way "as a backbone" and a way of "cultural transmission."
Visit to the Cathedral
After signing the protocol, the leaders and their retinues Autonomy crossed the Praza do Obradoiro to visit the Cathedral, between spontaneous greetings and shouts of a small group of students protesting in the square.
Previously, in the symbolic journey of the last stretch of road, they stopped on several occasions, notably the president of Navarra, Miguel Sanz, with many civilians in the vicinity of Obradoiro.
In fact, a group of them visited the old town on the tourist train in the Galician capital did not hesitate to proclaim '! Viva Navarra! " when crossed with its president, who replied, and Feijoo, waving. Before entering the Raxoi Pazo, a group of pipers in the Obradoiro awaited them, wheretook numerous photographs.