The Governments of Ghana and Norway, and the International Disability Alliance, with the support of WHO, are organizing the second Global Disability Summit on 16 and 17 February 2022.
This event is expected to lead to concrete political commitments on disability inclusion in line with the SDG principle of leaving no one behind.
Health objective
WHO is supporting the Section on Health with the objective to persuade governments and the international community to commit to equitable access to health services for all persons with disabilities.
Section on health - 17 February @ 15:05 CET
Highlights
Key note speech by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Honorable Matilda Ernkrans, Minister for International Development Cooperation, Sweden
A panel with persons with disabilities
A musical performance by Gaelynn Lea - an American folk singer, violinist, public speaker and disability advocate
The Global Disability Summit will be streamed live here
Full agenda can be accessed here
More information on the Global Disability Summit can be found here