Departments urged to help disabled

Dubai: Dr Hamad Al Shaibani, Director General of Dubai's Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (DICD), has urged governmental and community organisations to follow the example of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in caring for people with special needs.

"The government departments should act positively on mitigating these persons into society so that they can lead a decent life that is equal to their healthy counterparts," he said while signing in the gold Register for Resalat Hob (thank you letter).

The Resalat Hob project, launched last July, is an initiative organised by Rashid's Pediatric Therapy and Child Care Centre and Al Deyaa Media Production aiming to provide the largest ever thank-you letter to Shaikh Mohammad by the children in the UAE next December, in synch with the UAE National Day and International Day of Disabled Persons, in appreciation for his humanitarian efforts.

Al Shaibani said that Shaikh Mohammad is an example of philanthropy, paying attention to all sections of society.