Dr Isabella Sagoe-Moses, National Child Health Coordinator
of the Ghana Health Service has said there is the need for the health sector to
be actively involved in seeking solutions to cerebral palsy issues.
She specifically mentioned the Community Health nurses who
go out to provide community services to become the first professional contact
with families raising children with cerebral palsy.
“The Community Health nurses go into homes, they could be
the first health contact to point families to available services and support,”Dr
Sagoe- Moses emphasized
She was among guest that graced a ceremony that exhibited Appropriate
Paper-based Technology (APT) equipment at the Multikids Inclusive Academy in
Accra
APT involves the use of various textures of paper to make a
equipment that supports children with cerebral palsy, it is used to make a variety of equipment that
can be used to support daily activities such
as eating and drinking, playing and exploring, communicating, going to school
and learning all in good positions to help prevent deformities.
Cerebral
Palsy Africa, an organization that works to improve the lives of children with
cerebral palsy in Africa in collaboration with Multikids Inclusive Academy and
Wings of support organized a two weeks training programme in the making of APT equipment for some mothers
of children with cerebral palsy, therapists and some students studying
Community based rehabilitation and disability studies.
Mr
Nathaniel Larbi Andah, a student from the University of Education, Winneba who
participated in the training said he used to see paper as waste and marveled at how paper could be so useful in the making of APT equipment
He expressed
his commitment to work with families raising children with cerebral palsy and
use what he has learnt in the training to help such families.
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