With the attendance of Mrs. Anja , chairperson of Kifaia Foundation, The National center for community Rehabilitation held some meetings with the physically disabled who receive medical, psychological, social and rehabilitative services by the medical teams of the home care program.

 The meetings were held at the main center in Gaza, and the branches in the southern and the middle governorates, whereas the meetings shed the light on the most significant issues and problems the disabled people face, additionally to the most critical concerns they encounter at the time being.  The meetings were attended by 180 disabled people and their families.

Mr. Khaled Abu Zaid , chairman of the NCCR, launched his speech welcoming the attendees. He pointed out that the center adapts a human perspective in its work with no consideration to any ethnical or political inclinations. Abu Zaid said further that these periodical meetings aimed at communicating with the disabled in an effort to promote the services provided for them at the status quo. Moreover, he manifested that such meetings aimed at giving the disabled the chance to participate in evaluating the home care teams in 2007, and to share in setting the activities plan for 2008.  

Families of the disabled put forth many problems and issues including shortage in assistive , diapers, and medical requirements. Further, some cases of recent disability handled difficulties they face concerning their bad need to go abroad for medicine owing to the sever siege imposed on the Palestinian people. The disabled appealed the NCCR to increase the number of home visits ,and to provide them with assistive devices and medical requirements . Also, they suggested many points including the necessity of  establishing a new branch for the center in the northern governorate, and appointing new specialists particularly orthopedist , and neurologist.

Mr. Khaled Abu Zaid asserted that center shall exert its best to provide as much as it can regarding medical requirements and assistive devices though the center undergoes a shortage in  funds.