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Disability and COVID-19: ensuring no one is left behind.
Cieza, Alarcos; Kamenov, Kaloyan; Al Ghaib, Ola Abu; Aresu, Alessandra; Chatterji, Somnath; Chavez, Facundo; Clyne, Jarrod; Drew, Nathalie; Funk, Michelle; Guzman, Andrea; Guzzi, Eleonora; Khasnabis, Chapal; Mikkelsen, Bente; Minghui, Ren; Mitra, Gopal; Narahari, Priyanka; Nauk, Gisela; Priddy, Alice; Sabeh, Alaa; Reyes, Maria Soledad Cisternas; Vasquez, Javier; Widmer-Iliescu, Roxana.
Affiliation
  • Cieza A; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Kamenov K; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. kamenovk@who.int.
  • Al Ghaib OA; UN Partnership on Persons with Disabilities Fund, United Nations Development Program, New York, USA.
  • Aresu A; International Disability and Development Consortium, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Chatterji S; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Chavez F; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Clyne J; International Disability Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Drew N; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Funk M; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Guzman A; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Guzzi E; International Disability Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Khasnabis C; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Mikkelsen B; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Minghui R; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Mitra G; Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations, New York, USA.
  • Narahari P; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, New York, USA.
  • Nauk G; Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Priddy A; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Sabeh A; Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Reyes MSC; Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Disability and Accessibility, New York, USA.
  • Vasquez J; Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Disability and Accessibility, New York, USA.
  • Widmer-Iliescu R; International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland.
Arch Public Health ; 79(1): 148, 2021 Aug 20.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34416912
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Agenda calls for targeted attention to the needs and rights of the most vulnerable populations to ensure a life of dignity and human security for all. In this paper, we argue that persons with disabilities are in a disproportionately vulnerable situation in public health emergencies. By using the example of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), we explain why that is and call for the systematic consideration of the needs and rights of persons with disabilities during the response to the outbreak and during the recovery phase. Otherwise, equity will continue to be merely an aspiration during this COVID-19 emergency - as it will in future health emergencies.
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