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Lima - 20 March, 2018: Desiree Marco Fabian, 10 in her class the day that the Health workers come to their school for a visual examinations in Villa María del Triunfo neighborhood in Lima.
Lima - 20 March, 2018: Desiree Marco Fabian, 10 in her class the day that the Health workers come to their school for a visual examinations in Villa María del Triunfo neighborhood in Lima.
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Key messages for IDPD 2020
- Disability is part of the human experience.
- WHO recognizes that a world where all people attain the highest possible standard of health and well-being is only possible if health systems are inclusive of people with disability.
- People with disability have been amongst the most vulnerable populations during the current COVID-19 outbreak due to many health, social and environmental barriers, discriminatory attitudes and inaccessible infrastructure.
- The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to build back better our health systems so that they are more inclusive and responsive to the needs and human rights of people experiencing disability in all their diversity.
- Countries need to shift towards a service delivery system rooted in the communities, reaching out and empowering people with disability.