Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People with Disabilities in Sierra Leone

The objective of this policy note on people with disabilities in Sierra Leone is to: (i) provide a diagnosis on the scale and nature of the problem; (ii) analyze current public policies in support of people with disabilities; (iii) review public an...

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Main Authors: Ovadiya, Mirey, Zampaglione, Giuseppe
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
HIV
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
AGED
AGING
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
ARMED CONFLICT
BASIC NEEDS
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
BLINDNESS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARE FOR CHILDREN
CAUSE OF DISABILITY
CAUSES OF DISABILITY
CENSUSES
CESAREAN SECTION
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
CULTURAL RIGHTS
CYCLE OF POVERTY
DEAFNESS
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DISABILITY ACCESS
DISABILITY ISSUES
DISABILITY LEGISLATION
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DISCRIMINATION
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
DISSEMINATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ELDERLY
ELDERLY PEOPLE
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FISTULA
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS
GENDER DISPARITY
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTHY LIFE
HIV
HOSPITAL
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION
HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
ILL-HEALTH
ILLITERACY
ILLNESS
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INFORMATION SERVICES
INJURIES
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
INTERNATIONAL COVENANT
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
INTERVENTION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR SUPPLY
LAWS
LEADING CAUSES
LEGAL STATUS
LEPROSY
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVEL OF POVERTY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERACY RATES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MALARIA
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MENTAL HEALTH
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL ACTION
NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POLICY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUTRITION
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
PARENTING
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
PARTICIPATION IN DECISION
PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY
PEACE
PENSIONS
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
PHYSICAL DISABILITY
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
PHYSICAL HEALTH
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY GOALS
POLICY MAKERS
POLIO
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL RIGHTS
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POLLUTION
POOR HEALTH
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PREGNANCY
PREVENTABLE DISEASE
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF SUPPORT
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SUPPORT
QUALITY OF LIFE
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
RAPE
RAPES
RECREATION
REFUGEES
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPECT
RIGHTS OF PERSONS
RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
RULE OF LAW
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SANITATION
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SMALL BOY
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL SUPPORT
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
STDS
STIS
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
SURGERY
TECHNICAL CAPACITY
TERTIARY LEVEL
TRANSPORTATION
TRAUMA
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
TREATY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WALKING
WAR VICTIMS
WARS
WOMAN
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
AGED
AGING
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
ARMED CONFLICT
BASIC NEEDS
BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
BLINDNESS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARE FOR CHILDREN
CAUSE OF DISABILITY
CAUSES OF DISABILITY
CENSUSES
CESAREAN SECTION
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHRONIC CONDITIONS
CIVIL WAR
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
CULTURAL RIGHTS
CYCLE OF POVERTY
DEAFNESS
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DISABILITY ACCESS
DISABILITY ISSUES
DISABILITY LEGISLATION
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DISCRIMINATION
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
DISSEMINATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ELDERLY
ELDERLY PEOPLE
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FISTULA
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS
GENDER DISPARITY
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTHY LIFE
HIV
HOSPITAL
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION
HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
ILL-HEALTH
ILLITERACY
ILLNESS
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INFORMATION SERVICES
INJURIES
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
INTERNATIONAL COVENANT
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
INTERVENTION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR SUPPLY
LAWS
LEADING CAUSES
LEGAL STATUS
LEPROSY
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVEL OF POVERTY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LITERACY RATES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MALARIA
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MENTAL HEALTH
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL ACTION
NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POLICY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUTRITION
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
PARENTING
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
PARTICIPATION IN DECISION
PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY
PEACE
PENSIONS
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
PHYSICAL DISABILITY
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
PHYSICAL HEALTH
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY GOALS
POLICY MAKERS
POLIO
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
POLITICAL RIGHTS
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POLLUTION
POOR HEALTH
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PREGNANCY
PREVENTABLE DISEASE
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PROGRESS
PROVISION OF SUPPORT
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SUPPORT
QUALITY OF LIFE
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
RAPE
RAPES
RECREATION
REFUGEES
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPECT
RIGHTS OF PERSONS
RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
RULE OF LAW
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NETS
SANITATION
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SMALL BOY
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL SUPPORT
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
STDS
STIS
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
SURGERY
TECHNICAL CAPACITY
TERTIARY LEVEL
TRANSPORTATION
TRAUMA
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
TREATY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WALKING
WAR VICTIMS
WARS
WOMAN
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG PEOPLE
Ovadiya, Mirey
Zampaglione, Giuseppe
Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People with Disabilities in Sierra Leone
geographic_facet Africa
West Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sierra Leone
relation World Bank Working Paper ; no. 164
description The objective of this policy note on people with disabilities in Sierra Leone is to: (i) provide a diagnosis on the scale and nature of the problem; (ii) analyze current public policies in support of people with disabilities; (iii) review public and private programs; and (iv) propose some policy options to policy makers and development partners. This note contains five chapters, the first of which is this introduction. Chapter two summarizes the diagnosis of the scale and nature of the people with disabilities issue by examining the prevalence, types, and causes of disability and by discussing the socioeconomic profiles of people with disabilities, particularly their access to health, education, and social protection services. Chapter three includes an analysis of current public policies and of the legal and institutional framework for the protection and promotion of the rights of people with disabilities in Sierra Leone. Chapter four provides an overview of the current public and private programs to support people with disabilities, with a focus on their objectives, costs, limitations, and impact. Most of these programs have been in direct response to the conflict and have had an emergency nature, at times disregarding some of the more structural issues concerning people with disabilities and the needs of those people whose disability is only indirectly related to the conflict. The final chapter, chapter five, outlines possible options to reform the overall public/private approach to people with disabilities, and explores options for inclusive policies and programs to support people with disabilities including sector interventions to improve their standard of living.
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author Ovadiya, Mirey
Zampaglione, Giuseppe
author_facet Ovadiya, Mirey
Zampaglione, Giuseppe
author_sort Ovadiya, Mirey
title Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People with Disabilities in Sierra Leone
title_short Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People with Disabilities in Sierra Leone
title_full Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People with Disabilities in Sierra Leone
title_fullStr Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People with Disabilities in Sierra Leone
title_full_unstemmed Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People with Disabilities in Sierra Leone
title_sort escaping stigma and neglect : people with disabilities in sierra leone
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2658
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spelling okr-10986-59502021-04-23T14:02:24Z Escaping Stigma and Neglect : People with Disabilities in Sierra Leone Ovadiya, Mirey Zampaglione, Giuseppe ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AGED AGING ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ARMED CONFLICT BASIC NEEDS BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES BLINDNESS CAPACITY BUILDING CARE FOR CHILDREN CAUSE OF DISABILITY CAUSES OF DISABILITY CENSUSES CESAREAN SECTION CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHRONIC CONDITIONS CIVIL WAR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CULTURAL RIGHTS CYCLE OF POVERTY DEAFNESS DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISABILITY ACCESS DISABILITY ISSUES DISABILITY LEGISLATION DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISSEMINATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC RESOURCES ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FISTULA FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS GENDER DISPARITY HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTHY LIFE HIV HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ILL-HEALTH ILLITERACY ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFORMATION SERVICES INJURIES INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS INTERNATIONAL COVENANT INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TREATIES INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LABOR SUPPLY LAWS LEADING CAUSES LEGAL STATUS LEPROSY LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVEL OF POVERTY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LITERACY RATES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MALARIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MENTAL HEALTH MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL ACTION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL COUNCIL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICY NATURAL RESOURCES NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUTRITION OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES PARENTING PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION IN DECISION PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY PEACE PENSIONS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PHYSICAL DISABILITIES PHYSICAL DISABILITY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT PHYSICAL HEALTH POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY GOALS POLICY MAKERS POLIO POLITICAL INSTABILITY POLITICAL RIGHTS POLITICAL TURMOIL POLLUTION POOR HEALTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PREGNANCY PREVENTABLE DISEASE PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRESS PROVISION OF SUPPORT PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUPPORT QUALITY OF LIFE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RAPE RAPES RECREATION REFUGEES REPRODUCTIVE AGE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RIGHTS OF PERSONS RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE SEXUAL VIOLENCE SMALL BOY SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL GROUP SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS STDS STIS STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SURGERY TECHNICAL CAPACITY TERTIARY LEVEL TRANSPORTATION TRAUMA TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER TREATY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WALKING WAR VICTIMS WARS WOMAN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE The objective of this policy note on people with disabilities in Sierra Leone is to: (i) provide a diagnosis on the scale and nature of the problem; (ii) analyze current public policies in support of people with disabilities; (iii) review public and private programs; and (iv) propose some policy options to policy makers and development partners. This note contains five chapters, the first of which is this introduction. Chapter two summarizes the diagnosis of the scale and nature of the people with disabilities issue by examining the prevalence, types, and causes of disability and by discussing the socioeconomic profiles of people with disabilities, particularly their access to health, education, and social protection services. Chapter three includes an analysis of current public policies and of the legal and institutional framework for the protection and promotion of the rights of people with disabilities in Sierra Leone. Chapter four provides an overview of the current public and private programs to support people with disabilities, with a focus on their objectives, costs, limitations, and impact. Most of these programs have been in direct response to the conflict and have had an emergency nature, at times disregarding some of the more structural issues concerning people with disabilities and the needs of those people whose disability is only indirectly related to the conflict. The final chapter, chapter five, outlines possible options to reform the overall public/private approach to people with disabilities, and explores options for inclusive policies and programs to support people with disabilities including sector interventions to improve their standard of living. 2012-03-19T10:04:08Z 2012-04-04T07:44:01Z 2012-03-19T10:04:08Z 2012-04-04T07:44:01Z 2009-05-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20090812024643 978-0-8213-7918-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2658 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5950 English World Bank Working Paper ; no. 164 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Sierra Leone