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

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   Mar 7, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on disability and health provides key facts and information on unmet needs for health care, secondary conditions, how lives of disabled people affected, barriers to health care and WHO response.

2. www.who.int › docs › default-sourceWorld Health Organization Policy on Disability

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   The World Health Organization (WHO) commits, through this policy, to making WHO an organization which is inclusive of people with disability in all their diversity and systematically integrates disability in all programme areas, contributing to the practical implementation of the globally agreed commitments contained in the United Nations (UN) t...

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   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

5. apps.who.int › iris › bitstreamDISABILITY AND HEALTH - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   u People with disabilities face a wide range of attitudinal, physical and systematic barriers when they attempt to access health care. u Health-care providers often lack adequate knowledge and skills and hold misconceptions about the health of people with disabilities, leading to assumptions that people with disabilities

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   World Report on Disability - World Health Organization

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   Factsheet: main messages and recommendations - World Health Organi…

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7. apps.who.int › iris › bitstreamWorld Report on Disability - World Health Organization

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   The World Health Organization and the World Bank have written this report. The World Health Organization makes sure all people are as healthy as possible. The World Bank gives money to help poor countries make their services better. In 2006, world governments signed a declaration or list of promises about the rights of people with disabilities.