Salvation Army Healthcare system, an organisation of the Salvation Army Church in Ghana, is positioning itself to serve as a model for Cerebral palsy care and management.
The organisation, with the support of Cerebral Palsy Africa, a Netherlands-based non-governmental organisation, is developing a manual to serve as a training guide for health professionals on how to handle children with cerebral palsy in health facilities
Mr. Raymond Badu, Country Director of Cerebral Palsy Africa, at a day’s workshop on the manual development said they hoped that the manual would be as practical, friendly and easy to use as possible to encourage its usage.
The workshop brought together medical doctors, emergency care nurses, physiotherapists, community based rehabilitation professionals, a parent of a child with cerebral palsy, a midwife and a senior administrator of the Salvation Army Church.
The participants shared their experiences and knowledge on cerebral palsy, as well as practical suggestions they could implement to enhance the lives of families nurturing children with cerebral palsy.
Mr Badu, who is also the head of the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Centre at Agona Duakwa, said he hoped that once the manual was developed, it would help establish a protocol of care in all Salvation Army facilities for children with cerebral palsy.
“I hope that it will also serve as a model for the whole country to follow,” he said.
The Salvation Army Church has been involved in the care of vulnerable groups in Ghana. The organisation currently has 13 health facilities dotted around the country and three rehabilitation centers.
SOURCE: Special Mothers Project