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Mission to Papua New Guinea
16-20 March 2006

During the Mission to Papua New Guinea (PNG), the APCD mission visited and learned much concerning disability-issues in the country. The APCD mission visited and exchanged points of view with Governmental and Non- Governmental Organizations. They made a courtesy call and met with Honorable Anderson Vele, Member of Parliament for Rio, who is a physically disabled person affected by diabetes; a number of PWDs from various organizations also joined the meeting. Then the Mission visited the Departments of Health, Education, Labour, and the National Training Council. The Mission learned that the PNG Government sector is emphasizing implementation for persons with disability. The Department of Community Development is the PNG focal point organization for APCD, which is also an affiliate to the National Board for Disabled Persons (NBDP) and is the host to propose the Draft on the National Disability Policy to the Government and Cabinet for approval. APCD also visited the Child Protection Division of the United Nations Children's Fund. UNICEF-PNG gave support to disability issues by providing support for the survey for the drafting of the PNG National Policy on Disability 2005. The Mission joined the PNG NBDP Board Meeting; NBDP currently is the only National Coordination Committee on Disability. The Mission made a community visit to the Pari Village Community, which has more than 30 PWDs. Cheshire Homes for the Disabled provide residential and physical therapy services for PWDs, especially with severe disabilities. The PNG Rehabilitation Center is a residential home for PWDs consisting of the Rotary Club and Leathercraft Project for PWDs. This rehabilitation center is the only one in the Port Moresby area. Through this mission, APCD can see the strength and high commitment to disability issues.