Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 3, 2025 · An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 1 in 6 people worldwide – experience significant disability. Persons with disabilities die earlier, have poorer health, and experience more …
Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
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, …
10 Facts on disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 7, 2023 · 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.
No one left behind: WHO launches disability inclusion guide for …
Jan 7, 2025 · WHO has launched its Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities: Guide for Action, which aims to support Member States to integrate disability inclusion into health systems …
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, known more commonly as ICF, is a classification of health and health-related domains. As the functioning and disability of …
WHO Disability Health Equity Initiative
Sep 30, 2025 · The WHO Disability Health Equity initiative aims to close the avoidable health gaps between persons with disabilities and the broader population.
Partners unite to launch WHO Disability Health Equity
Jun 27, 2025 · WHO has launched the WHO Disability Health Equity Initiative, a landmark global initiative to advance health equity for over 1.3 billion people with disabilities.Unveiled on 10 …
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0)
Jun 16, 2012 · ICF is operationalized through the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0). WHODAS 2.0 was developed through a collaborative international approach …
Strengthening the collection of data on disability
Jun 1, 2017 · Disability data is essential for countries to be able to develop evidenced-based policies to monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with …
الإعاقة - World Health Organization (WHO)
يشير تعبير الإعاقة إلى تفاعل الفرد مع حالة صحية ما (مثل الشلل الدماغي أو متلازمة داون أو الاكتئاب) والعوامل الشخصية والبيئية (مثل المواقف السلبية وصعوبة الاستفادة من وسائل النقل والمباني العامة ومحدودية دعم المجتمع).