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- Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disability inclusion is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and global health priorities of universal health coverage, protection in health emergencies and healthier populations Acting to achieve health equity for persons with disabilities is acting to achieve Health for All
- Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
Brennan, C S , Disability Rights During the Pandemic: A Global Report on Findings of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor 2020, COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor Williamson, E J , et al , Risks of COVID-19 hospital admission and death for people with learning disability: population based cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform
- Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
In Member States of the WHO European Region, 6 to 10 out of every 100 people live with a disability In total, an estimated 135 million people in Europe live with a disability With population ageing and the rising prevalence of chronic conditions due to noncommunicable diseases and injuries, this number is set to increase in the future
- 10 Facts on disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
Health equity for persons with disabilities is a global health priority – 1 in 6 people worldwide has significant disability, and this number is expected to increase Health equity for persons with disabilities is a human right priority – persons with disabilities have the right to enjoy their highest attainable standard of health
- World Report on Disability 2011 - World Health Organization (WHO)
The global disability prevalence is higher than previous WHO estimates, which date from the 1970s and suggested a figure of around 10% This global estimate for disability is on the rise due to population ageing and the rapid spread of chronic diseases, as well as improvements in the methodologies used to measure disability
- Disability Health Equity Initiative - World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO Disability Health Equity Initiative was announced by Dr Tedros at the Global Disability Summit in April 2025 The Summit, organized by the Governments of Jordan and Germany, and the International Disability Alliance, represented a key opportunity to catalyse the political priority needed to advance health equity for persons with
- Health equity for persons with disabilities: guide for action
The Health equity for persons with disabilities: guide for action (or Disability inclusion guide for action) provides practical guidance on the process that ministries of health should lead on to integrate disability inclusion into health systems governance, planning, and monitoring processes
- World report on disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
This pioneering World report on disability will make a significant contribution to implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities At the intersection of public health, human rights and development, the report is set to become a "must have" resource for policy-makers, service providers, professionals, and advocates
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