Global Report on Health Equity for Disables

On the 2^nd December 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an important global report on health equity for persons with disabilities.

• The report is based upon the principle that persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities.

Aim & Objectives of the Report: The overarching aim of the report is to make health equity for persons with disabilities a global health priority. The specific objectives are to:

• bring health equity for persons with disability to the attention of decision makers in the health sector;
• document evidence on health inequities and country experiences on approaches to advance health equity from a disability lens; and
• make evidence-based recommendations that stimulate country-level action.