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  1. www.who.int › health-topics › disabilityDisability - 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.

  2. www.who.int › detail › disability-and-healthDisability - World Health Organization (WHO)

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    Disability is part of being human and is integral to the human experience. It results from the interaction between health conditions such as dementia, blindness or spinal cord injury, and a range of environmental and personal factors. An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of the global population – experience a significant disability today. This...

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    Health inequities arise from unfair conditions faced by persons with disabilities. Structural factors:Persons with disabilities experience ableism, stigma and discrimination in all facets of life, which affects their physical and mental health. Laws and policies may deny them the right to make their own decisions and allow a range of harmful practi...

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    Countries have an obligation under international human rights law, and in some cases domestic laws, to address the health inequities faced by persons with disabilities. There are two important international frameworks which relate to health equity for persons with disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires Stat...

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    Disability inclusion is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and global health priorities to achieve health for all. Universal health coverage will not be achieved if persons with disabilities do not receive quality health services on an equal basis with others. Investing in universal health coverage for persons with disabilities...

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    WHO works to ensure persons with disabilities have equitable access to effective health services; are included in health emergencies preparedness and responses; and can access cross-sectoral public health interventions to achieve the highest attainable standard of health. Towards this goal, WHO: 1. guides and supports Member States on disability in...

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  4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK304082Understanding disability - World Report on Disability 2011 ...

    As the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health has argued, inequality is a major cause of poor health, and hence of disability ( 20 ). The environment may be changed to improve health conditions, prevent impairments, and improve outcomes for persons with disabilities.

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  5. iris.who.int › bitstream › handleGlobal report on health equity for persons with disabilities

    bring health equity for persons with disabilities to the attention of decision-makers in the health sector; document evidence on health inequities, and country experiences of approaches to advance health equity, through the lens of disability; and. make evidence-based recommendations that stimulate country-level action.

  6. journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10How Poor Are People With Disabilities? Evidence Based on the ...

    May 17, 2020 · This study analyses the levels of multidimensional poverty of people living in households with members with disabilities in 11 low- and middle-income countries in different regions of the world, using the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).

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