Sierra Leone: Disabled Persons Demand Free Health Care Package

President of the Sierra Leone Union on Disability Issues (SLUDI) has, in an exclusive interview with Concord Times, called on the government of Sierra Leone to speedily implement the free health care package as stipulated in the 2011 Persons With Disability Act.

Part V, section 17(1) of the Act provides that, "Every person with disability shall be provided with free medical services in public health institutions".

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