Dec 17, 2025 · Disability is part of being human. An estimated 1.3 billion people – about 16% of the global population – currently experience significant disability. This number is increasing …

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, …

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.

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 …

Disability is an outcome of an interaction between health conditions (such as cerebral palsy, depression or lung disease), and environmental factors (such as inaccessible transportation, …

Jan 1, 2011 · The first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability.

Sep 30, 2025 · The WHO Disability Health Equity initiative aims to close the avoidable health gaps between persons with disabilities and the broader population.

Jun 22, 2023 · Disability is a major public health issue in the Western Pacific Region, with more than 15% of the population experiencing long-term, significant disability. The prevalence of …

May 3, 2021 · The WHO Policy on Disability requires WHO to: Integrate disability into the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all programmes, while continuing disability …

Dec 3, 2019 · Celebrating International Day of persons with disabilities International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is a UN day that is celebrated every year on 3 December. The …