El Salvador: Treatment of individuals suffering from epilepsy (2001-February 2002)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 13 February 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV38254.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Treatment of individuals suffering from epilepsy (2001-February 2002), 13 February 2002, SLV38254.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4beab24.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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No information on the treatment of individuals suffering from epilepsy could be found among the documentary sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
In correspondence sent to the Research Directorate, the Vice-minister of Health of El Salvador indicated that the population's attitude towards people with epilepsy has changed considerably, with individuals becoming more receptive in recent years to sufferers and more willing to provide them with assistance (Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social 15 Feb. 2002). The Vice-minister claimed that these attitudinal changes are the product of more effective conscientization initiatives on the part of organizations working with epilepsy sufferers (ibid.). The Vice-minister added that at the present time state authorities do not discriminate against people with epilepsy, but rather try to assist them in every way necessary (ibid.).
Information corroborating the Vice-minister's statements could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, San Salvador. 15 February 2002. Correspondence from Vice-minister of Health.
Additional Sources Consulted
Asociación de Capacitación para la Salud Mental (ACISAM).
Asociación Salvadoreña Promotora de la Salud (ASPS).
Central America Report [Guatemala City]. 2000-2002.
Consejo Nacional de Atención Integral a la Persona con Discapacidad.
IRB databases.
LEXIS-NEXIS.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact two oral sources.
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International.
Country Reports 2000.
Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social.
Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO).
La Prensa [San Pedro Sula]. 1999-2002.
Proceso [San Salvador]. 2001-2002.
Revista ECA [San Salvador]. 2000-Feb. 2001.
World Health Organization (WHO).
World News Connection (WNC).
