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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)
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
- 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
- FACTSHEET DISABILITY - World Health Organization (WHO)
data that are disaggregated by disability status (6) Facts and figures SDG 3 4 Reduce premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases and promote mental health and well-being 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
- 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
- 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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