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- Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disability is part of being human An estimated 1 3 billion people – about 16% of the global population – currently experience significant disability This number is increasing due in part to population ageing and an increase in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases
- 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)
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 The first ever WHO World Bank World report on disability reviews evidence about the situation of people with disabilities around the world
- World report on disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
The first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability People with disabilities have generally poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities
- FACTSHEET DISABILITY - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disability is the experience of the day-to-day impact on people’s lives of health conditions and impairments in the contexts in which they live Consequently, good health and well-being is of major concern to people with disability and prevention and treatment are key factors to mitigate the impact of disabilities People with disabilities
- World Health Organization Policy on Disability
inclusion of people with disability in the global development agenda 8 This Policy on Disability also expands other organizational policies that seek to make WHO’s workforce inclusive of people with disability, such as the Policy on Employment of People with Disabilities (2010), through which WHO commits to providing equality of access to
- Persons with disabilities tell their stories
The video includes key recommendations for governments on ways to build healthcare services that are inclusive of persons with disability Experiences of persons with disabilities in health emergencies and humanitarian crises - YouTube These videos highlight the urgent need for a disability inclusive health sector
- Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities
An estimated 1 3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – experience a significant disability today Persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities However, the WHO Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities demonstrates that while some progress has been made in recent years, the world
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