At least 50 patients with disability in the Kavango East Region received wheelchairs at Andara Hospital courtesy of RANI Group of Companies.

The are 101 people both children and adults who are in need of wheelchairs.

The latest beneficiaries are 12 patients at Andara, 12 at Nyangana, 12 at Sambyu, and 14 at Rundu Intermediate Hospital.

Of these 21 are children who require their size wheelchairs.

The Governor of Kavango East Region, Bonifatius Wakudumo called on the Ministry of Health and Social Services to assist in maintaining and attending to minor repairs that may be needed on the wheelchairs and conduct outreach programmes.

Woita Kapumburu the Acting Regional Health Director urged wheelchair donors to work closely with physiotherapists and orthopedic experts to get the correct size of the beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries commended the donor for the gesture.