International Day of Persons with Disabilities
3 December 2011
Around 10% of the world’s population, or 650 million people, live with disabilities. People are often unaware of the great number of persons living with disabilities around the world and the challenges they face. WHO’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities through national, regional and global efforts and to raise awareness about the magnitude and consequences.
The day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the inclusion of persons with disabilities in every aspect of life.
CATEGORIES
- Student Outreach Team
- Get Global Young Professionals Talk Global Health
- Global Health Matters – Live Event Series
- An initiative of Irish Global Health Network
- ESTHER Ireland and ESTHER Alliance for Global Health Partnerships
- ESTHER
- IGHN Conferences
- Global Health Conference 2020
- ESTHER Partnerships
- Weekly Webinar Series
- 4th Global Forum on HRH
- Access to Medicines
- Archive Page Weekly COVID Webinars
- Clean Cooking 2019
- Climate Change and Health Conference 2017
- Conference Abstracts
- Conference Materials
- Covid FAQ
- COVID Funding Opportunities
- COVID-19
- COVID-19: Gender Resources
- Dashboard and online resources
- Education
- ESTHER Alliance
- Events
- Events & News
- Funding covid
- Global Health Exchange 2018
- Global Health Exchange 2019
- Global Health symposium 2019
- Health Workforce/HRH
- Homepage Featured
- Homepage recent posts
- IFGH 2011-2012 Conference and Events
- IFGH 2014 Conference
- IFGH Multimedia
- Irish AIDS Day 2017
- Irish News and Feeds
- Key Correspondent Articles
- Key Correspondent News
- Maternal Health
- Multimedia
- News
- News & Events
- Newsletter
- Opportunity
- Our LMIC's Resources for COVID19
- Partner Country News and Feeds
- Past Events
- Policy
- Presentations
- Recurring events
- Reports & Publications
- Research
- Resources
- Student Outreach Group
- Students Corner
- TEDTalks
- TRAINING COURSES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
- Uncategorized
- Upcoming Events
RECENT POSTS

Get Global: Student Outreach Team – Podcast Launch
Get Global: Young Professionals Talk Global Health The...

Global Health Matters – Live Event Series
Global inequity in COVID-19 vaccination Co hosted...

Call for Prioritization Amidst Covid 19 Vaccine Inequities in Africa
By Quwam Kelani, Key Correspondent with the Irish Global...

Global Health Matters – Live Event Series
Global inequity in COVID-19 vaccination Co hosted...

Open Letter to Taoiseach for urgent support of Covid-19 emergency waiver
A joint letter was submitted to the Taoiseach on February...

Anti-Vaccine Campaigns: How Do We Respond?
By Sebastian Kevany, Key Correspondent with the Irish...