Medical board recommends disability certificates for 40 of 46 applicants in Gwadar

GWADAR: Under the Balochistan government’s policy of welfare and social protection for persons with disabilities and their inclusion in the mainstream of society, a medical board met at the Medical Social Services Centre, Mir Abdul Ghafoor Kalmati Teaching Hospital, Gwadar. The meeting was held for the registration of persons with disabilities and the issuing of disability certificates.

The meeting was chaired by Dr Hafeezur Rehman, Medical Superintendent of the District Headquarters Hospital, Gwadar. It was attended by Deputy District Education Officer Gwadar Wajah Muhammad Hassan, medical expert Dr Sana Abid Sohrabi, Deputy District Health Officer Dr Farooq, Social Welfare Officer of the Medical Social Services Centre Obaidullah, and other officers and staff of the Social Welfare Department.

The medical board carried out a detailed medical and legal review of the applications received for the registration of persons with disabilities and the related medical cases. A total of 46 applications were reviewed. Of these, certificates were recommended for 40 applicants on the basis of medical examination and because they met the prescribed criteria. Two applications were rejected because they did not meet the prescribed medical criteria. Four more applicants could not appear before the board. Their cases will be decided after their next appearance.

Members of the medical board said that the process of registering persons with disabilities and issuing disability certificates would continue in a transparent and fair manner, on merit and according to the prescribed medical criteria. They said this would ensure that genuinely deserving people could access their rights and the government’s welfare, social protection and other support facilities.

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