Ghana: Government Provides Over 20,000 Wheelchairs to Persons With Disabilities
Africa, Built Environment, May 19 2021
GHANA: Government, in partnership with the World Bank, has handed over twenty thousand (20,000) wheelchairs to the Ghana Federation of Disabilities Organisations as part of ongoing interventions to improve their livelihoods and wellbeing.
The manual and powered wheelchairs, to be distributed by the Ministry of Health through the various District Health Directorates, will enhance personal mobility, a precondition for enjoying human rights and living in dignity. It will equally assist persons with disabilities in becoming more productive members of our communities.
Handing over the wheelchairs at a brief ceremony in Accra on Tuesday May 11, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, assisted by the Minister of Health, Hon Kwaku Agyeman Manu and Dr Anthony Seddoh, World Bank Country Lead for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, said the donation was further evidence of Government’s renewed commitment to building a fair and inclusive society, which ensures that all citizens share in the country’s wealth and prosperity, irrespective of their background.
“Without a doubt, the past one year has been challenging for many of us because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Problems of social equity, [...]