WHO Secretariat WHO Resources WHO Global Strategies and Action Plans 4 April 2014 Policy document

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The Action Plan, called for by the 66th World Health Assembly one year ago, is based on the recommendations of the WHO and World Bank World report on disability and in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It was developed in consultation with Member States, United Nations organizations and national and international partners including organizations of people with disabilities.

The Action Plan has three objectives:
• to remove barriers and improve access to health services and programmes;
• to strengthen and extend rehabilitation, habilitation, assistive technology, assistance and support services, and community-based rehabilitation;
• to strengthen collection of relevant and internationally comparable data on disability and support research on disability and related services.

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