El derecho a la vida digna del adulto mayor en tiempos de pandemia covid-19

Abstract

This research work seeks to know how the authorities of the canton Tisaleo belonging to the province of Tungurahua, fulfill, respect and protect the right to a decent life of the elderly during the health emergency or pandemic by covid 19, a right that is recognized by the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador in its article 66. This is due to the fact that the elderly, being part of the priority attention group, deserve the highest level of respect, care and protection by the State and other levels of government such as the autonomous and decentralized GADs. A methodology was developed with a mixed approach based on qualitative and quantitative research, in addition the survey and interview technique was used in order to provide the research with accuracy and precision of the data related to the proposed research topic, also based on an exploratory and descriptive level; consequently the surveys and interviews helped to analyze and determine the fulfillment of the right to a decent life of the elderly during the covid 19 health emergency, the data obtained from them helped to analyze and interpret the real situation in which the elderly find themselves during and after the covid-19 health emergency in Canton Tisaleo