At the 74th World Health Assembly in May 2021, Member States adopted resolution WHA74.8 on The highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities. This landmark resolution provides WHO with a mandate to continue its commitment to promote disability inclusion in the health sector. As part of its guidance to countries, the resolution specifically requests […]
Welcome! When you join our INCLUDE learning community, you will be connecting with other CBR and development professionals who are committed to community-based development that is truly inclusive. As an INCLUDE community member, you will be able to: Learn about Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) as an inclusive development strategy to realize the rights of people with disabilities […]
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‘Community-based rehabilitation’ attempts to ensure that persons with disabilities can live the fullest lives possible with the participation of those around them, no matter where they live. New Delhi: A new decision by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to
1. What is this training about – and what is it not about? . This training package focuses on inclusive education. It interprets inclusive education in a broad sense as a dual process of bringing about education system change, at all levels of education, to the benefit of all learners; and supporting the needs of […]
Being a researcher who wants to influence policy or practice change can be intimidating and foreign. However, the increasing importance of knowledge translation to enhance evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) is quickly becoming an important
On 31 October 2019, the United Nations System in Sierra Leone represented by the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the Minister of Planning and Economic Development signed the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation framework (UNSDCf) 2020-2023. The UNSDCf 2020-2023 defines how the
In the context of CBM’s new CBID Initiative plan, CBM worked closely together with the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, to conduct a baseline study on CBID programmes in eight countries around the world (Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana,
A REFLECTION ON THE PRESENT CONJUNCTURE
This inaugural Special Issue of Social and Health Sciences enters into, and thus must also speak to, a
world which increasingly demands transformative social change.
A f r i c a n C o m m u n i t y o n A s s i s t i v e t e c h n o l o g y
ACAT promotes a systems strengthening approach to equitable access to and use of AT in Africa.
In this issue we reference the launch of the WHO Assistive Products Specifications, the World Hearing
