Ovadiya, MireyZampaglione, Giuseppe2012-03-192012-04-042012-03-192012-04-042009-05-01978-0-8213-7918-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2658https://hdl.handle.net/10986/5950The 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESAGEDAGINGALLOCATION OF RESOURCESARMED CONFLICTBASIC NEEDSBASIC SOCIAL SERVICESBLINDNESSCAPACITY BUILDINGCARE FOR CHILDRENCAUSE OF DISABILITYCAUSES OF DISABILITYCENSUSESCESAREAN SECTIONCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHRONIC CONDITIONSCIVIL WARCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCULTURAL RIGHTSCYCLE OF POVERTYDEAFNESSDECISION MAKINGDEMOCRACYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDISABILITY ACCESSDISABILITY ISSUESDISABILITY LEGISLATIONDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISSEMINATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC RESOURCESELDERLYELDERLY PEOPLEEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITYFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFISTULAFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONFUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTSGENDER DISPARITYHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH POLICIESHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTHY LIFEHIVHOSPITALHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD LEVELHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATIONHUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMENHUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONSILL-HEALTHILLITERACYILLNESSILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSINFORMATION SERVICESINJURIESINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEEINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONSINTERNATIONAL COVENANTINTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERNATIONAL TREATIESINTERVENTIONLABOR FORCELABOR SUPPLYLAWSLEADING CAUSESLEGAL STATUSLEPROSYLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVEL OF POVERTYLIFE EXPECTANCYLIMITED RESOURCESLITERACY RATESLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMALARIAMEDICAL EQUIPMENTMENTAL HEALTHMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMOTHERNATIONAL ACTIONNATIONAL ACTION PLANNATIONAL COMMITTEENATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POLICYNATURAL RESOURCESNUMBER OF PEOPLENUTRITIONOCCUPATIONAL INJURIESPARENTINGPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEEPARTICIPATION IN DECISIONPARTICIPATION IN SOCIETYPEACEPENSIONSPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPHYSICAL DISABILITIESPHYSICAL DISABILITYPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTPHYSICAL HEALTHPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY GOALSPOLICY MAKERSPOLIOPOLITICAL INSTABILITYPOLITICAL RIGHTSPOLITICAL TURMOILPOLLUTIONPOOR HEALTHPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPREGNANCYPREVENTABLE DISEASEPREVENTIVE HEALTH CAREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPROGRESSPROVISION OF SUPPORTPSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORTPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SUPPORTQUALITY OF LIFERACIAL DISCRIMINATIONRAPERAPESRECREATIONREFUGEESREPRODUCTIVE AGERESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESPECTRIGHTS OF PERSONSRIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESRULE OF LAWRURAL AREASSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSCHOOL ATTENDANCESECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELSECONDARY SCHOOLSSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICES FOR PEOPLESEXUAL VIOLENCESMALL BOYSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL AFFAIRSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL GROUPSOCIAL IMPACTSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SUPPORTSOCIAL WELFARESOCIAL WORKERSSTDSSTISSTRATEGIC PRIORITIESSURGERYTECHNICAL CAPACITYTERTIARY LEVELTRANSPORTATIONTRAUMATRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERTREATYUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESURBAN AREASVIOLENCEVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWALKINGWAR VICTIMSWARSWOMANWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7918-9