Africa-Press – Tanzania. IN a move to promote awareness about Covid-19, Special Olympics Tanzania (SOT) in collaboration with the Tanzania Red Cross Society recently conducted a clinic aimed at schooling parents and teachers of intellectual disabled people on how to avoid catching the disease.
The workshop which was staged at Wailes Primary School in the city attracted 15 participants who had an opportunity to learn more about the novel disease and some of the best ways on how to tackle it. In his remarks, SOT National Director Charles Rays noted that there is a need of parents, guardians and teachers who take care of people with intellectual problems to get adequate education concerning the disease.
“Covid-19 is very serious and one of the best ways to contain it is through vaccination. I believe that you will be good ambassadors to other parents and guardians out there who take good care of intellectual disadvantaged persons,” he said.
Again, the SOT boss encouraged Tanzanians to willingly go for the Covid-19 vaccination saying it is among the recommended measures to fight the spread of Coronavirus.
On her part, Tanzania Red Cross Society representative Rehema Jadi people who are intellectual disabled require special care to be freed from catching the disease.
“It is our hope that the education imparted to these beneficiaries will help a lot to promote Covid-19 awareness wherever they go and they should always be on the frontline in doing that. “They also need to educate such people on how to wear masks plus regularly washing their hands and the use of sanitisers which are all practicable ways to address Covid-19,” she said.
Moreover, Jadi reminded the participants to also protect persons with intellectual challenges from Malaria by ensuring that they always sleep under treated mosquito nets.
On his part, SOT board member Makuburi Ally insisted on people to engage in physical exercises in order to keep their bodies strong and capable to fight against various diseases.
