Over 30 heads of department from some CBC Health Services Hospitals where the Hope and Healing International projects operate have been trained on profile collection for children with disabilities 0-17 years.
The HODs, drawn from the following departments; eye, physiotherapy, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), mental health, and the OPD were enjoined in a one-day workshop on November 8, 2023, in Bamenda, to work in collaboration with the hospital focal persons for the Hope and Healing International projects to identify and profile as many children suffering from various and specific forms of disability.
In his presentation, Njoka Divine, one of the three In-Country resource gatherers disclosed that the CBC Health Services has as target to profile 2000 children with disabilities in the project year 2023/2024 and submit to Hope and Healing International Canada for resource mobilization. According to Njoka, the Healinghugs and Profile Collection project is undoubtedly the key component of the Hope and Healing International portfolio because the profiles are used to rally funds to treat the children.
His colleague, Wifah Jannivirus schooled the participants on the basics of photography, profile collection procedures, and filling of intake and consent form. Hope and Healing International is an international development organization that partners with local organizations to promote the treatment, rehabilitation and social inclusion of persons with disabilities especially children below 18 years.
More than 3000 children with disabilities have been profiled since 2021 and 250 have already received medical care and livelihood support.
The General Objective of the Hope and Healing International project is to raise funds that is used to improve the conditions of Persons with Disabilities in Cameroon. This is achieved by identifying more children with disabilities across Cameroon (9 out of 10 regions), informing stakeholders on the prevalence of the various disability conditions in the country, giving medical and livelihood support to these children, and establishing a convenient environment where persons with disabilities will be better included in society.
