Background from December 6, 2022 - Launch Event:
On average, persons with disabilities have worse health because of their exclusion in health services and underlying health conditions or impairments. Disability-inclusive health systems have the capacity to provide physical access, health information, good quality and affordable health care services that meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
The World Bank Technical Note on Disability-Inclusive Health Care Systems aims to improve awareness toward recognizing the rights of persons with disabilities to receive equitable health care, to help drive demand from governments, and to identify concrete actions to promote disability-inclusion in health service delivery.
The Note provides support to World Bank teams and other organizations for integrating disability into health system programming supported by the World Bank, through examples, good practice and specific guidance.
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Disability-Inclusive Health Care Systems: Technical Note for World Bank Task Teams
The objective of this Technical Note is to provide task teams and task team leaders (TTLs) with tools for designing and delivering health care services that are inclusive of disability. More specifically, the ambition of this Technical Note is to improve awareness and skills of TTLs and other World Bank employees toward recognizing the rights of persons with disabilities to receive equitable health care from the outset, to help drive demand from governments, and to identify concrete actions to promote disability-inclusion in health service delivery. The guide provides the rationale for disability inclusion, tips for engaging in dialogue, information and examples on disability-inclusive practices and operations, and specific guidance on integrating disability into health service programming and delivery supported by the World Bank.
Citation
“World Bank. 2022. Disability-Inclusive Health Care Systems: Technical Note for World Bank Task Teams. Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/38353 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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Background from December 6, 2022 - Launch Event:
On average, persons with disabilities have worse health because of their exclusion in health services and underlying health conditions or impairments. Disability-inclusive health systems have the capacity to provide physical access, health information, good quality and affordable health care services that meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
The World Bank Technical Note on Disability-Inclusive Health Care Systems aims to improve awareness toward recognizing the rights of persons with disabilities to receive equitable health care, to help drive demand from governments, and to identify concrete actions to promote disability-inclusion in health service delivery.
The Note provides support to World Bank teams and other organizations for integrating disability into health system programming supported by the World Bank, through examples, good practice and specific guidance.
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Disability Inclusion and Accountability Framework - Updated 2022 – 215 pages
“World Bank. 2022. Disability Inclusion and Accountability Framework. Washington, DC: World Bank.”
The World Bank Technical Note on Accessibility – April 2022