Disability: the figures

GOBABIS – More women than men in Namibia have disabilities, the Ministry of Lands’s Chief Rehabilitation Officer Libertine Aipinge said this week.

Aipinge was speaking at a one-day review workshop on the implementation of the National Disability Policy here on Monday. She said there are 43 966 women with disabilities compared to 41 601 men.Aipinge warned that people are becoming disabled on a daily basis.She attributed this to car accidents and illnesses.She said in the Omaheke Region alone there are 2 426 people with disabilities.She noted that the Omusati, Kavango and Ohangwena regions have the largest concentration of people with disabilities.- NampaShe said there are 43 966 women with disabilities compared to 41 601 men.Aipinge warned that people are becoming disabled on a daily basis.She attributed this to car accidents and illnesses.She said in the Omaheke Region alone there are 2 426 people with disabilities.She noted that the Omusati, Kavango and Ohangwena regions have the largest concentration of people with disabilities.- Nampa