Afrikas nyeste nation har ingen midler til at sætte ind overfor 50.000 borgere, som har fået fysiske skader af krigen og de fortsatte konflikter – man kunne sige “Disabled and down-and-out”, som FN-bureauet IRIN skriver i en rapport.
JUBA, 18 February 2013 (IRIN): Tens of thousands of people disabled (handicappet) by shrapnel (granatsplinter) and landmines during South Sudan’s two-decade-long war with Sudan.
Thousands more disabled through disease and accidents are struggling to find support in Africa’s newest country, where proper healthcare and funding are in short supply.
An estimated 50.000 people in South Sudan are physically disabled, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Aside from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s (SPLA) “wounded heroes” programme, which provides a small stipend to ex-combatants, there are scant services for South Sudan’s disabled, say staff at the Sudan Disabled Rehabilitation and Development Agency (SDRDA) in Rumbek, capital of Lakes State.
“People with disabilities are being discriminated against at all stages of life, at household decision-making levels and with public services… They are left behind, actually, like for clothing, even food,” said SDRDA Director Hakim Cipuonyuc.
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