Day: 3 May 2019

The Principality will this week welcome paediatrician Dr. Stéphanie de Smet to the ranks of the SAMU 06. Dr. de Smet will be a hospital practitioner in the resuscitation and neonatal department and will lead neonatal and paediatric services.

Paediatricians are responsible for the health of children aged from 0 to 18 years and play a vital role with families.

“In view of the needs of the population, it was essential to recruit a paediatrician who supports the health of children and maintains a relationship of confidence in parents from birth to adulthood,” said the minister of Social Affairs and Health Didier Gamerdinger.

Appointments can be scheduled on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am to 1pm and 2pm to 6.30pm. Tuesday hours are from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 9pm.

Time slots will be provided every morning to accommodate children in emergency situations. The ward is located on the ground floor of 26 rue Grimaldi – 98000 Monaco, telephone: 99.90.96.19.

The Department of Seniors and Social Action at the Monaco City Council, in particular its social action unit, under the aegis of Mayor Georges Marsan, has just created a new allowance: the Supplementary Disability Allowance or Handicap (ASIH). It now replaces the National Old Age Allowance (ANV) which was offered to persons of Monegasque nationality regardless of age, beneficiaries of the Disabled Adult Allowance (AAH) or the Old Age Handicap Allowance (AHV), or a disability pension (or annuity).

From now, the following distinction is made regarding the allocation of these two allowances:

– The Supplementary Disability or Disability Allowance (ASIH) is intended for Monegasque adults, in addition to the payment of the AAH, the AHV or a pension (or annuity);

– The National Old Age Allowance (ANV) is now exclusively reserved for people over 60, of Monegasque nationality, not benefiting from any allowance paid by the Monegasque State.

The Old Age Handicap Allowance (AHV) has also been set up by the services of the Government of Monaco to take over the AAH which was only allocated to beneficiaries until the age of 60 years.

By creating the ASIH, the Monaco City Council confirms its social role, alongside the Prince’s Government, and its skills in assisting people in difficulty.