04/06/2026
Director for Disability and Elderly Affairs, David Njaidi, has called for joint efforts to ensure persons with disabilities are provided with assistive technologies so they can function without limitations.
Njaidi made the remarks on Thursday, as the world commemorates the International Day of Assistive Technology on.
According to Njaidi, government has put in place programmes to buy assistive technologies for persons with disabilities..
General Secretary for the Board of the Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi, FEDOMA, Maynard Zacharia, said the day stresses the need for assistive devices which help reduce barriers and enable them live independently.
Reported by Thomas Kachere