About 15% of the country’s population lives with some form of disability. Currently 1.5 to 2 million individuals suffers “severe and very severe disabilities,” said Yahya Sokhanguee, deputy of rehabilitation assistance at the State Welfare Organization (SWO). He said the SWO has named the next year (starts March 21) as “the year of providing medical supplies and equipment to the disabled,” IRNA reported. “In this regard, the organization has allocated $ 29.41 million (1,000 billion rials) for the upcoming year,” he added.
