On June 26 and 27, 2014, the National Coordination Committee of categorization at conducted meeting with members of coordination committee in charge of categorization at District level and Provinces/City of Kigali to evaluate categorization exercise for 2013/2014 and to enhance Persons with Disabilities turnout in 2014/2015.
The categorization coordination committee in charge of categorization at District level is composed by: Vice Mayor in charge of Social Affairs in Districts, Directors of District Hospitals, Staff in Charge of Health in Districts, District Disability Officers, Team Leader of Categorization at District Level and NCPD District Coordinators.
Generally, the activity is running successively. So far, there have been an establishment of medical team at national level, training of medical teams at district level, printing of data collection forms, piloting the activity in Bugesera District and starting of categorization countrywide. At the end of June 107,091 persons with disabilities have been categorized. In some hospitals like Gahini, Ngarama, Masaka, Nyamata, Gitwe, Ruhango, HVP Gatagara, Kibuye, Mugonero; the activity has been concluded.
A low level of mobilization of PWDS and poor information sharing between categorization teams and local authorities were reported as major challenges encountered. To overcome them, a team made by DG MINALOC, DG MoH, Head of Medical committee, Executive Secretary of NCPD was put in place to follow up the daily progress of this activity at national level. At District level, a team made by Vice Mayor in charge of Social affairs, NCPD Coordinator, DDO, medical doctor of the team who is in charge of categorization and Director of Hospital followed up this activity daily;
To ensure that no one is left behind; in areas where categorization has ended; health workers were requested to make lists of those who have not been categorized. Medical team will organize special sessions for them.