Core concepts of human rights and inclusion of vulnerable groups in the disability and rehabilitation policies of Malawi, Namibia, Sudan, and South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMannan, Hasheem
dc.contributor.authorMcVeigh, Joanne
dc.contributor.authorAmin, Mutamad
dc.contributor.authorMacLachlam, Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorSwartz, Leslie
dc.contributor.authorMunthali, Alister
dc.contributor.authorVan Rooy, Gert
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-15T16:40:53Z
dc.date.available2019-09-15T16:40:53Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades, there has been a push to incorporate the World Health Organization “Health for All” principles in national, regional, and local health policy documents. However, there is still no methodology guiding the appraisal of such policies with regard to the extent that they address social inclusion. In this article, the authors report on the development of EquiFrame, a novel policy analysis framework that was used to evaluate the disability and rehabilitation policies of Malawi, Namibia, Sudan, and South Africa. The policies were assessed in terms of their commitment to 21 predefined core concepts of human rights and inclusion of 12 vulnerable groups. Substantial variability was identified in the degree to which the core concepts and vulnerable groups were featured in these policy documents. The overall summary rankings for the disability policies of the countries studied were as follows: Namibia–High, Malawi–Low, and Sudan–Low. The rehabilitation policy of South Africa was ranked as Low. The results support the idea that adequate disability and rehabilitation policies remain mostly undefined.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMannan, H., McVeigh, J., Amin, M., et al. (2012). Core concepts of human rights and inclusion of vulnerable groups in the disability and rehabilitation policies of Malawi, Namibia, Sudan, and South Africa. Journal of Disability Studies, 23(2), 67-81.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/2604
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1044207312439103
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_US
dc.subjectVulnerable groupsen_US
dc.subjectHealth policyen_US
dc.titleCore concepts of human rights and inclusion of vulnerable groups in the disability and rehabilitation policies of Malawi, Namibia, Sudan, and South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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