Interview on the World Health Organization (WHO) #QualityRights initiative in the psychiatric hospital of Pantang 🇬🇭 youtu.be/J7iA1zUgd8Y?si…

Two rounds of a #polio vaccination campaign are expected to be launched at the end of August and in September across #Gaza to prevent the spread of the circulating virus variant. Humanitarian pauses are vital for the lifesaving vaccines to reach all children in need. We request

Learn about #mpox and how WHO is working with partners to contain the current mpox outbreak in #DRC.🔽

I can’t wait to have my copy delivered to Italy ❤️

Upwards of 800 Million People with Vision Impairments Lack Access to Eyeglasses. Only 36% of the estimated 1.25 billion people who need corrective eyewear for common distance vision impairments actually have a suitable set of glasses today. Alarcos Cieza Health Policy Watch Stuart Keel

Children in #Gaza are receiving much-needed #polio vaccines today. Ultimately, the best vaccine for these children is peace.

Out on Frontiers today! Check our new article on the psychometric properties of three World Health Organization (WHO) instruments evaluating knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to #humanrights in #mentalhealth Michelle Funk @qragile frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

🆕 At least one quarter of the people injured in #Gaza are estimated to have life-changing injuries that require rehabilitation services now and for years to come: WHO report bit.ly/3AYkEvN

Currently, only 17 of 36 hospitals remain partially functional in #Gaza, while primary health care and community-level services are frequently suspended or rendered inaccessible due to insecurity, attacks, and repeated evacuation orders bit.ly/3AYkEvN

Our paper on the association of depressive symptoms with incidence and mortality rates of #COVID19 over 2 years among #healthcare workers in 20 countries is out! You can read it here: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #HEROES Franco Mascayano Alexandra Gonzalo Martínez-Alés

🆕 The World Health Organization (WHO)-Int’l Telecommunication Union implementation toolkit on accessible #telehealth services has just been released! 🗣 Designing accessible telehealth services for persons with disabilities means unlocking access for 1 in 6 people worldwide. ➡ who.int/publications/b…

Inclusion du #Handicap dans le système de santé. La #CotedIvoire entame un atelier de 2 jours ce matin pour développer son plan d'action national. Elle est le 1er pays francophone à faire cet exercice. OMS Afrique Nations Unies Côte d'Ivoire Pierre N’gou DIMBA Ministère de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique ci

Inclusion du #Handicap dans le système de santé. 3 objectifs pour l'atelier de 2 jours : 1. Prioriser les gaps et les possibilités d'inclusion du #handicap 2. Identifier des actions et des ressources 3. Identifier les éléments clés du cadre de suivi-évaluation.

Mental health is a growing public health priority and a human rights imperative, with over 1B people living with mental health conditions. Join us on 23 October for our consultation on Mental Health & Human Rights to explore these challenges. Register: ow.ly/WFkO50TIR8g

At #WHS2024 session on #HealthEquity + #DisabilityInclusion with impressive contributions from self advocates, Haben Girma👩🏿‍🦯, World Health Organization (WHO), International Disability Alliance (IDA) + UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health many had to stay outside - event room was overcrowded, but recording is already available: youtube.com/watch?v=o5XdbN…

Many thanks to the entire World Health Summit team for once again supporting our sessions + our disability-advocates traveling from afar as well as amplifying our #HealthEquity + #DisabilityInclusion advocacy around #WHS2024 - let's keep moving in this direction - stronger together!

South Korea's integration of Open Dialogue (OD) as part of the World Health Organization (WHO) #QualityRights initiative marks a shift toward more human-rights-focused mental health care. frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

The situation in northern #Gaza is catastrophic. Intensive military operations unfolding around and within healthcare facilities and a critical shortage of medical supplies, compounded by severely limited access, are depriving people of life saving care. The Health Ministry in

An incredible wealth of knowledge and experience at #ECVCP2024 addressing the use of violence and coercion in mental health care. Proud to share World Health Organization (WHO)’s extensive #QualityRights guidance, materials, and tools to eliminate coercion and promote a recovery-oriented, rights-based

Today I met with representatives of the Palestinian General Union for Persons with Disabilities, Palestinian Disability Coalition, Arab Organisation of Persons with Disabilities, Disability Justice for Palestine Collective and International Disability Alliance (IDA) to discuss the grave and growing