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Exploring equity and inclusion in Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan
BACKGROUND: Equity and inclusion are important principles in policy development and implementation. The aim of this study is to explore the extent to which equity and inclusion were considered in the development of Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan. METHODS:...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33413443 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01378-y |
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author | Ebuenyi, Ikenna D. Smith, Emma M. Munthali, Alister Msowoya, Steven W. Kafumba, Juba Jamali, Monica Z. MacLachlan, Malcolm |
author_facet | Ebuenyi, Ikenna D. Smith, Emma M. Munthali, Alister Msowoya, Steven W. Kafumba, Juba Jamali, Monica Z. MacLachlan, Malcolm |
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description | BACKGROUND: Equity and inclusion are important principles in policy development and implementation. The aim of this study is to explore the extent to which equity and inclusion were considered in the development of Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan. METHODS: We applied an analytical methodology to review the Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan using the EquIPP (Equity and Inclusion in Policy Processes) tool. The EquIPP tool assesses 17 Key Actions to explore the extent of equity and inclusion. RESULTS: The development of the Malawi National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan was informed by a desire to promote the rights, opportunities and wellbeing of persons with disability in Malawi. The majority (58%) of the Key Actions received a rating of three, indicating evidence of clear, but incomplete or only partial engagement of persons with disabilities in the policy process. Three (18%) of the Key Actions received a rating of four indicating that all reasonable steps to engage in the policy development process were observed. Four (23%) of the Key Actions received a score five indicating a reference to Key Action in the core documents in the policy development process. CONCLUSIONS: The development of disability policies and associated implementation strategies requires equitable and inclusive processes that consider input from all stakeholders especially those whose wellbeing depend on such policies. It is pivotal for government and organisations in the process of policy or strategy development and implementation, to involve stakeholders in a virtuous process of co-production – co-implementation – co-evaluation, which may strengthen both the sense of inclusion and the effectiveness of the policy life-cycle. |
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spelling | pubmed-77888882021-01-07 Exploring equity and inclusion in Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan Ebuenyi, Ikenna D. Smith, Emma M. Munthali, Alister Msowoya, Steven W. Kafumba, Juba Jamali, Monica Z. MacLachlan, Malcolm Int J Equity Health Research BACKGROUND: Equity and inclusion are important principles in policy development and implementation. The aim of this study is to explore the extent to which equity and inclusion were considered in the development of Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan. METHODS: We applied an analytical methodology to review the Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan using the EquIPP (Equity and Inclusion in Policy Processes) tool. The EquIPP tool assesses 17 Key Actions to explore the extent of equity and inclusion. RESULTS: The development of the Malawi National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan was informed by a desire to promote the rights, opportunities and wellbeing of persons with disability in Malawi. The majority (58%) of the Key Actions received a rating of three, indicating evidence of clear, but incomplete or only partial engagement of persons with disabilities in the policy process. Three (18%) of the Key Actions received a rating of four indicating that all reasonable steps to engage in the policy development process were observed. Four (23%) of the Key Actions received a score five indicating a reference to Key Action in the core documents in the policy development process. CONCLUSIONS: The development of disability policies and associated implementation strategies requires equitable and inclusive processes that consider input from all stakeholders especially those whose wellbeing depend on such policies. It is pivotal for government and organisations in the process of policy or strategy development and implementation, to involve stakeholders in a virtuous process of co-production – co-implementation – co-evaluation, which may strengthen both the sense of inclusion and the effectiveness of the policy life-cycle. BioMed Central 2021-01-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7788888/ /pubmed/33413443 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01378-y Text en © The Author(s) 2021 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Ebuenyi, Ikenna D. Smith, Emma M. Munthali, Alister Msowoya, Steven W. Kafumba, Juba Jamali, Monica Z. MacLachlan, Malcolm Exploring equity and inclusion in Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan |
title | Exploring equity and inclusion in Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan |
title_full | Exploring equity and inclusion in Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan |
title_fullStr | Exploring equity and inclusion in Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan |
title_full_unstemmed | Exploring equity and inclusion in Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan |
title_short | Exploring equity and inclusion in Malawi’s National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy and Implementation Plan |
title_sort | exploring equity and inclusion in malawi’s national disability mainstreaming strategy and implementation plan |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33413443 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01378-y |
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