More than two hundred families, administrative and clinical leaders from hospitals and other health care organisations in Nigeria and abroad will on Saturday, July 20, 2013 gather at Lekki Peninsula Hotel, Lagos, for a one-day conference on effective management of cerebral palsy.

A statement issued in Lagos by the Founder of Benola: A Cerebral Palsy Initiative, AVM Femi Gbadebo (rtd), said the stakeholders conference for families and those in charge of persons with cerebral palsy would lead families, health experts, governmental and non-governmental organisations on the path of early detection and and better management of persons with cerebral palsy in Nigeria.

“The event, expected to have over 200 families and patients, providers, administrators, educators, researchers, advocates, funders and relevant organisations coming together for the first time, will serve as an excellent source for the needed family input for a road map towards the effective management of cerebral palsy in Nigeria,” Gbadebo said.

“The event is expected to set out a patient- and family-centered framework for creating a shared vision and for engaging and supporting patients, families, health care professionals and administrative leaders in working together on the management of cerebral palsy as well as overcoming barriers,” he added in a statement.

Gbadebo described the conferece as “an opportunity for families of persons with cerebral palsy to interact with experts and agencies providing care and management for persons with this unique condition.”

•Photo: Conference organiser, AVM Femi Gbadebo (rtd).