“Public facilities in the country are constructed in such a way that people with these problems cannot easily have access and knowledge to their usage,” the Foreign Minister observed. On the Topic “The Enactment of Policy on the Use of the White Cane, Its Impact and Challenges in The Achievement of Government’s Poverty Alleviation Agenda for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Liberia,” he criticized the way public facilities are erected, to the extent that people with these vexing problems cannot have access to them. Ngafuan who served as guest speaker at the opening ceremony of the 5th General Assembly of the Liberia Christian Association of the Blind (CAB) minced no words in highlighting the appalling conditions and attending lack of concern for people living with disabilities. Minister Ngafuan who had the opportunity to reflect on the conditions of such people said they are facing real life challenge that exposes them to repugnant poverty, with limited access to basic education and proper healthcare. THEY ARE STILL REJECTED: -NGAFUAN BEMOANS DEHUMANIZING STATE OF DISABLED LIBERIANSĪccording to the New Republic newspaper, Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Augustine Ngafuan, says those living with disabilities are still being cuffed by poverty, meaning that they are still being rejected and denied. Related Captions: Malaria Prevalence in Liberia Reduced by 10% in 2013 (In Profile Daily), Malaria Prevalence in Liberia Reduced by 10% in 2013 (Heritage), Malaria Prevalence Reduced By 10% In 2013 (Insight Newspaper) Moses Massaquoi said Liberia has been able to reduce the prevalence of malaria from 66 percent in 2005 to 28 percent in 2011, significantly lowering malaria deaths, FOCUS reports. The Country Director of the Clinton Health Access Initiative at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has disclosed that malaria prevalence in Liberia reduced by ten percent in 2013. Malaria Prevalence In Liberia Reduced By 10% In 2013 Elected Head of WAJA (The New Republic), Peter Quaqua Elected WAJA President (Heritage), From PUL To WAJA-Quaqua Elected President (In Profile Daily), WAJA Elects New corps Of Officers (Analyst Newspaper), PUL Former Prexy Heads WAJA (The Inquirer Newspaper), Peter Quaqua Heads WAJA ( New Dawn), Quaqua Heads West African Journalists (FOCUS) Quaqua is a universal affirmation of the level of quality of leadership he provided Liberia, and would be herald of a firm approach to supporting freedom of expression across West Africa.
PUL President Abdullai Kamara says the victory of Mr. He succeeds Mohammed Garba from Nigeria, who was recently elected President of the Federation of African Journalists. Quaqua won the elections at the 8 th Ordinary Congress of the Association in Abuja, Nigeria. News of the election of the former President of the Press Union of Liberia as head of West African Journalists Association, the 10% reduction in malaria prevalence in Liberia in 2013, Foreign Minister Augustine Ngafuan’s emphasis on the conditions of disabled in the country and Vice President Joseph Boaikai’s call for the removal of unprofessional Journalists from the profession are among stories dominating summary of the local dailies today.Ī back page story of the News newspaper reports that the Press Union of Liberia has welcomed the election of its former President Peter Quaqua as President of the West African Journalists Association (WAJA).
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