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Children with Disabilities: CBC health services supports over 700 in the West Region

By Bakah Derick with field reports 


Over 700 children with disabilities have received suport from the Cameroon Baptist Convention  (CBC)  Health Services. 

EDID program team on the field- photo credit : CBC health services Facebook account 

The support has been handed through the  Empowerment and Disability Inclusive Development  (EDID) program. 


According to a publication on the CBC health services Facebook account,  the program recently  "carried out a two-week supervisory visit to the West Region." This they added was "in a bid to ensure that these children aged 0-25 are properly documented." 


"The team  had as objective to ensure  effective use of the  transition plans by the various POs and a  proposal of rehabilitation plans to beneficiaries with difficult health conditions." The post reads 


The team has also "visited the West Regional Delegation of Social Affairs, Bafoussam Baptist Health Center, Choose Life Generation - Bang ang, Emmanuel Sisterhood - Foumbot, Filles de la Charite in Foumban and Dschang."  


"Being a strategic Partner Organisation to the main funder the Liliane Foundation, the EDID program "has as a mandate to coach, supervise and provide technical and financial assistance to it various partner organization." 


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