**3.2 Perception of the implementation of the National health policy in Ghana**

The study findings showed that participants agreed on the implementation of the National Health Policy of Ghana. Participants were asked questions about their perception of health in the implementation of the Persons with Disability Act and on the NHIS (NHIS). Some of the perceptions revealed in this study were the ineffectiveness of the Persons with Disability Act, poor quality health service, and less health service coverage by the NHIS. It also showed that participants were unanimous on the health service coverage by the NHIS. All participants acknowledged that the NHIS does cover some aspects of healthcare services like consultation fee, patient card, half of the lap fees, part of medication, and one-month cost of physiotherapy but does not cover tertiary services like surgery and some specialized services like speech and language therapy, occupational therapy among others. Participants revealed in the study that these tertiary and specialized services are constantly needed by children with CP.
