In time with the International Day of Disabled Persons

Kuwaiti Ambassador to Tanzania Jassim Al-Najim and Tanzania's Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jenista Mhagama check workshops.

KUWAIT: Kuwait launched a program to aid disabled people and those with Albinism disease in Tanzania, at a cost of $500,000 in time with the International Day of Disabled Persons which was marked yesterday.

The program will be executed within one year in most Tanzanian cities including Zanzibar island, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Tanzania Jassim Al-Najim said in a statement yesterday. He added that the program is run in cooperation with NGOs and other international organizations working in Tanzania.

As part of the program's launch, Najim presented medical equipment including wheelchairs, crutches and hearing aid to Tanzania's Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office responsible for Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled Jenista Mhagama. - KUNA