Interview: ‘Zimbabwe needs to do more for PWDs’

By Silence Mugadzaweta
THE Global Disability Summit will be held in February to address the needs of people with disabilities (PWDs) to ensure that their issues are integrated into the country’s policies and laws being crafted. Zimbabwe has ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), but it is among 13 countries that have not yet ratified the African Disability Protocol (ADP), which, if signed will guarantee policy changes that are inclusive of PWDs and protect their rights. NewsDay (ND) digital & online editor Silence Mugadzaweta last week spoke to Sightsavers country director Peter Bare (PB)….

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