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WHO Regional Office for Europe

Policy brief on integrating rehabilitation into palliative care services.

Strategy document

07 Mar 2023

World Health Organization (‎WHO)‎ policy on universal health coverage states that both rehabilitation and palliative care are essential components of quality health services and should be integrated within health systems using a multiprofessional workforce. Rehabilitation in palliative care can deliver many benefits for people and health systems but access to interventions is limited by a rang...

Strategy documentCancerCardiovascular DiseaseChronic Respiratory DiseasesDiabetes+2

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World Health Organization

Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities

Report

17 Feb 2023

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&nbsp; WHO Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities&nbsp; demonstrates that while some progress has been made in recent years, the...

ReportMultistakeholder CollaborationDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rights

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World Health Organization

Musculoskeletal health

Briefs & Fact Sheets

12 Mar 2022

Key facts Approximately 1.71 billion people have musculoskeletal conditions worldwide. Musculoskeletal conditions are the leading contributor to disability worldwide, with low back pain being the single leading cause of disability in 160 countries. Musculoskeletal conditions significantly limit mobility and dexterity, leading to early retirement from work, lower levels of well-being and...

Briefs & Fact SheetsDisability and rehabilitation

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World Health Organization

World report on hearing

Report

29 May 2021

The World Report on Hearing (WRH) has been developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA70.13), adopted in 2017 as a means of providing guidance for Member States to integrate ear and hearing care into their national health plans.&nbsp;Based on the best available evidence, this report presents epidemiological and financial data on hearing loss; outlines available cost-effectiv...

ReportDisability and rehabilitation

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World Health Organization

Support for Rehabilitation: Self-Management after COVID-19 Related Illness

Publication

26 Aug 2020

The Rehabilitation self-management leaflet provides basic exercises and advice for adults who have been severely unwell and admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. The leaflet assist in self-rehabilitation and recovery management, addressing specifically the common residual COVID-19 symptoms, specifically breathlessness, starting exercise, getting back to functional activities, mental health and p...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationHarmful use of alcoholHousehold and Outdoor Air Pollution+3

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United Nations

Policy Brief of the UN Secretary-General: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19

Briefs & Fact Sheets

03 Aug 2020

The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded groups in our society and are among the hardest hit in this crisis in terms of fatalities.

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 May 2020

The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded groups in our society and are among the hardest hit in this crisis in terms of fatalities. &nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsSocial determinants of health

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World Health Organization

World report on vision

Report

08 Oct 2019

At present at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The world faces considerable challenges in terms of eye care, including inequalities in the coverage and quality of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services; a shortage of trained eye care service pr...

ReportDisability and rehabilitation

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UN Women

Making the SDGs count for women and girls with disabilities

Briefs & Fact Sheets

28 Dec 2018

This brief underlines the need to mainstream disability into all efforts to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment (SDG 5); highlights key issues for ending poverty (SDG 1) and ensuring healthy lives (SDG 3) for women and girls with disabilities; and calls for closing data gaps on gender and disability.

Briefs & Fact SheetsDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsSocial determinants of health

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