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‘Cerebral palsy management must be holistic’, Dr. Badoe, Ghana

28th November 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Child in wheelchair speaking on microphone surrounded by two women

Dr Ebenezer Badoe, a Neuro-Peadiatrician at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has recently reiterated the need to implement a multidisciplinary approach in working with patients with cerebral palsy. He explained that cerebral palsy patients may have different issues that require various professionals able to handle and promote better understanding of the condition among health workers. Cerebral […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Ghana: I dream of the day that children with cerebral palsy can have opportunities

16th September 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Banner with the word 'opportunity' written

I recently had an opportunity to talk to a pastor of a well-known church in Ghana about cerebral palsy (CP). The church is known for organising charity events for people with disability, including free medical screening. Nevertheless, when it comes to CP as an issue, knowledge as it seems remains lacking. As we talked, he would […]

Filed Under: Africa, Write Inside Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy. Special Mothers Project, Ghana

Ghana: Pastor urges government to instal facilities for disabled persons

30th August 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

red circle with word 'support' in centre

Reverend Stanley Mensah, Deputy General Overseer of the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM) has called on government to build facilities that support disabled persons. He said the existence of such institutions in Ghana will not only help make them independent, but will also help harness their abilities to enable them to contribute to the nation’s development […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, Institutions

Ghana education service told children with cerebral palsy must be admitted in schools

27th August 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Ms Gloria Gyamea, a Physiotherapist at the Orthopedic Training Centre (OTC), Nsawam, has called on the Ghana Education Service to urgently ensure that children with cerebral palsy are admitted into mainstream schools She said: “As a physiotherapist, the first recommendation I make to parents is to tell them to send their children to mainstream school, […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana, Inclusive Education

Ghana: NGO supports mothers of children with cerebral palsy

23rd August 2016 by Hannah Awadzi

Women of Love Ministry, a non-governmental organization that aims to empower women to be entrepreneurs, has supported two women with some equipment to start working to earn a living. Ms Rebecca Agama, a seamstress and a mother of a child with cerebral palsy was supported with a sewing machine. Rosemary Ladzi, another mother, was supported […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Cerebral Palsy, Ghana

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