GBC's "Ghana Today" Supports Defense of Cerebral Palsy

General News of Monday, April 15, 2019

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-04-15

Ghana Today, a flagship program of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), is committed to supporting the advocacy campaign for cerebral palsy (CP) to ensure the implementation of policies aimed at the well-being of children with this disorder.

The Ghana Today team, led by Gloria Anderson, presented 1,000.00 GHC to support Miss Ruby Afful, a nine-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, whose primary caregiver died recently.

The team dedicated Thursday's program to the discussion on stigma and the challenges badociated with the disorder and pledged to use the platform to send periodic messages and reminders to the public.

Miss Afful's grandmother takes care of her after the death of her mother, Wilma Kotey, 28 years old.

Ms. Ellen Affam-Dadzie, founder of the With God Cerebral Palsy Center, a facility that provides day-care services to children with this disorder, said Miss Afful's mother had died for lack of support after being ill and could not have access to adequate health care.

She added that the family members had neglected the girl because they did not foresee any bright future for her.

"At the funeral of the late Wilma Kotey, there was no indication that she had left a single child with cerebral palsy. The tributes were read by nephews and nieces, but not by her only son, "said Ms. Affam-Dadzie.

Hannah Awadzi, founder of the Special Mothers Project, an awareness and awareness program for cerebral palsy, called for policies that improve the lives of families raising children with the disease.

"Currently, there is no concrete policy on children with cerebral palsy and services and support systems are very limited. Families raising children with cerebral palsy must fend for themselves, "she said.

Ms Awadzi said the company needed to make room for the effective inclusion of children with cerebral palsy, most of them being denied access to the cerebral palsy. education, quality health care and social life.

She added that society should learn to empathize rather than pity and welcome all people with cerebral palsy.