Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disability results from the interaction between individuals with a health condition, such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and depression, with personal and environmental factors including negative attitudes, inaccessible transportation and public buildings, and limited social support.

Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on disability and health provides key facts and information on unmet needs for health care, secondary conditions, how lives of disabled people affected, barriers to health care and WHO response.

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, known more commonly as ICF, is a classification of health and health-related domains. As the functioning and disability of an individual occurs in a context, ICF also includes a list of environmental factors.

Discapacidad - World Health Organization (WHO)
La discapacidad forma parte del ser humano y es consustancial a la experiencia humana. Es el resultado de la interacción entre afecciones como la demencia, la ceguera o las lesiones medulares, y una serie de factores ambientales y personales. Se calcula que 1300 millones de personas, es decir, el 16% de la población mundial, sufren actualmente una discapacidad importante. Esta cifra está ...

Disability WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disability is a major public health issue in the Western Pacific Region, with more than 15% of the population experiencing long-term, significant disability. The prevalence of disability has increased significantly over the past 10 years as more people age with chronic health conditions. Communicable diseases and injuries, such as from road traffic accidents, also contribute to the prevalence ...

10 Facts on disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
Health equity for persons with disabilities is a global health priority – 1 in 6 people worldwide has significant disability, and this number is expected to increase.

World Report on Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)
This global estimate for disability is on the rise due to population ageing and the rapid spread of chronic diseases, as well as improvements in the methodologies used to measure disability. The first ever WHO/World Bank World report on disability reviews evidence about the situation of people with disabilities around the world.

Over 1 in 3 people affected by neurological conditions, the leading ...
A major new study released by The Lancet Neurology shows that, in 2021, more than 3 billion people worldwide were living with a neurological condition. The World Health Organization (WHO) contributed to the analysis of the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study (GBD) 2021 data. Neurological conditions are now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide.

Global Disability Summit 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Global Disability Summit 2025, organized by the Governments of Jordan and Germany, and the International Disability Alliance, took place on 2-3 April 2025 in Berlin, Germany. This Summit represented a key opportunity to catalyse the political prioritization needed to advance health equity for persons with disabilities. Together, heads of states and governments, ministers of health, heads ...

ICF Beginner's Guide: Towards a Common Language for Functioning ...
ICF - The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health