{
  "id": 9714492,
  "title": "NTD victims demand share of disability fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ntd-victims-demand-share-of-disability-fund",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T06:21:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/ntd-victims-demand-share-of-disability-fund/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana's Upper East Region have called for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) sufferers to receive a portion of the three percent District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) allocation designated for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). These organizations argue that individuals affected by diseases like elephantiasis, leprosy, and yaws face significant physical, psychological, and financial burdens and should not be excluded from government's social protection initiatives.",
  "summary": "Persons living with disabilities and socio-economic vulnerabilities caused by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) should be included among beneficiaries of the three per cent District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) allocation for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Upper East Region have demanded. The CSOs Network on NTDs said victims of diseases such … The…",
  "key_points": [
    "CSOs in Ghana's Upper East Region demand NTD sufferers' share of DACF",
    "Diseases like elephantiasis, leprosy, and yaws cause physical, psychological, financial burdens",
    "NTD sufferers excluded from government's social protection initiatives"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This demand by CSOs in Ghana's Upper East Region signals a push for inclusivity in disability funding, seeking to extend support to NTD sufferers currently excluded from the government's social protection initiatives.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}