Benola Donates N2.1m Wheel Chairs To Persons With Cerebral Palsy
By Independent This year’s National Cerebral Palsy Family Forum will remain unforgettable in the minds of families with children living with the condition as 21 of them received wheel chairs, worth N2.1 million from Benola Cerebral Palsy(CP) Initiatives while others, even adults went home with crutches. Over 320 CP families received free counselling and medical checks during the one-day forum organised by Benola with support from Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH) to mark the fifth anniversary, recently in Lagos. Commenting, AVM (Rtd) Femi Gbadebo, the Founder, Benola Cerebral Palsy(CP) Initiatives, said that the donation were made possible through the contributions of Trustees, Advisory Board and Programme Planning and Implementation Team of the organisation. According to him, the forum was a huge success as there were over 320 CP families who were attended to by 40 healthcare professionals of the 450 individuals who registered at the venue.