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Disability and Rehabilitation

An estimated 650 million people live with disabilities around the world

Disabled boy does handstand on the beach

WHO / Bernard Franck

WHO's role is to enhance the quality of life, and promote and protect the rights and dignity of people with disabilities through local, national and global efforts. WHO guides and supports countries to increase awareness about disability issues, improve disability data, scale up public health programmes and community-based initiatives that promote health and rehabilitation and make assistive devices available to persons with disabilities. A six-year plan directs WHO's efforts.

:: Key activities
:: Action plan 2006-2011 [pdf 49kb]

NEWS

December 2009
The Lancet - the first disability-themed issue

28-29 October 2009
Personal Mobility - facilitating access to quality mobility aids and devices

8 April 2009
Disability and HIV Policy Brief

News archive

UPCOMING EVENTS

3 -5 March 2010
Second Latin American Congress on Community-based Rehabilitation
Oaxaca City, Mexico
Congress details

10 - 15 May 2010
International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) 13th World Congress
Leipzig, Germany
ISPO Congress website

26 - 29 October 2010
4th CBR Africa Conference
Nicon Luxury Hotel
Abuja, Nigeria
Conference website

15 - 17 November 2010
CBR Guidelines: Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Development and
2nd meeting of the CBR Asia-pacific Network
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Conferences & events archive