Medscheme Namibia is proud to sponsor the amount of N$100 000.00 towards medical assistance for the special needs children at Dagbreek School.
The school meets the needs of children with Down syndrome and Cerebral Palsy as well as those with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) including Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Asperger’s Syndrome, Retts Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorders (CDD) and PDD-NOS. The age range of the learners is between 7 and 18 years.
The Principal of Dagbreek School, Paul Du Plessis thanked Medscheme Namibia for the assistance adding: “This sponsorship is much needed and could not have come at a better time.”
Mr Du Plessis said that in addition to learning challenges, the learners at Dagbreek School have medical conditions that are often not addressed as many of the parents lack the funds to do so.
“Government funded schools like Dagbreek needs the assistance of corporates and individuals to put us in the position to provide the best care for our learners,” he added.
The sponsorship will go towards medical assistance in optometry, occupational therapy, speech therapy and physiotherapy.
Medscheme Namibia Marketing and Communications Manager, Abigail Raubenheimer, at the handover said Medscheme Namibia is committed to affecting change in the communities it operates in.
“As an administrator of medical aid funds, Medscheme Namibia realises the medical challenges faced by the learners at Dagbreek School for the Intellectually Impaired. If these challenges are addressed as soon as possible, it will give these learners a better chance in life,” she added.
‘Medscheme Namibia hopes that with this sponsorship, we are playing a role in providing opportunities to these learners so that they are able to reach their full potential in life.”
Medscheme Namibia is the administrator of Namibia Health Plan. Medscheme Namibia has been in Namibia since 1979 and is the second largest Namibian medical aid fund administrator with its primary client being the NHP Medical Aid Fund providing medical cover for approximately 60 000 beneficiaries in Namibia.
The NHP medical aid fund is also the recipient of the PMR.africa Diamond Arrow Award, which is the highest rating in the category, since 2010 for seven consecutive years.