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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
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 - 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
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
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
Global Disability Summit 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO) The Global Disability Summit 2025, organized by the Governments of Jordan and Germany, and the International Disability Alliance, took place on 2-3 April 2025 in Berlin, Germany This Summit represented a key opportunity to catalyse the political prioritization needed to advance health equity for persons with disabilities Together, heads of states and governments, ministers of health, heads
Global Disability Summit marks pivotal moment in advancing health for all Inclusion must be a right and it should not be negotiable WHO's position starts from that and WHO has been working on disability for many years Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus WHO Director-GeneralLeaders, advocates and experts from across the globe gathered in Berlin from 2–3 April 2025 for the Global Disability Summit to discuss the critical role that disability inclusion plays in building
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
Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities Achieving health equity through disability inclusion in the health sector 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