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, barriers to health …

Sep 30, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on mental disorders, including sections on anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, …

Feb 27, 2023 · Congenital disorders can contribute to long-term disability, which takes a significant toll on individuals, families, health care systems and societies. Nine of ten children born with a serious …

Jun 23, 2025 · Assistive technology enables and promotes inclusion and participation, especially of persons with disability, aging populations, and people with non-communicable diseases. The primary …

Disability is a human rights issue with people with disability being subject to multiple violations of their rights, including acts of violence, abuse, prejudice and disrespect because of their disability, which …

Jan 2, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on assistive technology. Assistive technology enables people to live healthy, productive, independent, and dignified lives, and to participate in education, the labour …

Dec 16, 2025 · Mental health conditions include mental disorders and psychosocial disabilities as well as other mental states associated with significant distress, impairment in functioning or risk of self-harm. …

Dec 3, 2025 · A new WHO/Europe resource launched on this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December) highlights concrete real-world examples of how countries across the …

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Jul 14, 2022 · 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 …