288 million pounds to care for handicapped children in Egypt

Egypt has decided to step up assistance to handicapped children by dedicating a fund of 288 million pounds to that end.

It was decided to implement a comprehensive plan to care for handicapped children in Egypt to deal with their needs. This was done according to resolutions of the investment technical committee of the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood under the chairmanship of Suzan Mubarak, wife of the Egyptian president, by giving priority for caring to children of special circumstances.

Amina El-Gendi, the secretary general of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood announced the specification of 288 million pounds for investments plan by the Egyptian government for implementing projects regarding prevention of some factors that lead to handicaps and caring of the handicapped children.