- Deafness and hearing loss - World Health Organization (WHO)
Deafness and hearing loss fact sheet from WHO: providing key facts and information on causes, impact, prevention, identification, management and WHO response
- Assistive technology - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on assistive technology Assistive technology enables people to live healthy, productive, independent, and dignified lives, and to participate in education, the labour market and civic life
- The top 10 causes of death - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO act sheet on the 10 leading causes of death In 2021, the top 10 causes of death accounted for 39 million deaths, or 57% of the total 68 million deaths worldwide The top global causes of death, in order of total number of lives lost, are associated with two broad topics: cardiovascular (ischaemic heart disease, stroke) and respiratory (COVID-19, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Suicide rates - World Health Organization (WHO)
Suicide prevention efforts require coordination and collaboration among multiple sectors of society, including the health sector and other sectors such as education, labour, agriculture, business, justice, law, defence, politics, and the media These efforts must be comprehensive and integrated as no single approach alone can make an impact on an issue as complex as suicide
- Sordera y pérdida de la audición
La pérdida de audición discapacitante se refiere a una pérdida superior a 35 decibelios (dB) en el oído que oye mejor Casi el 80% de las personas con este problema viven en países de ingresos bajos y medianos La prevalencia de la pérdida de audición aumenta con la edad: entre los mayores de 60 años, más del 25% padece una pérdida de audición discapacitante
- Blindness and vision impairment
WHO fact sheet on blindness and visual impairment providing key facts, definitions, causes, who is at risk, global and WHO response
- World Hearing Forum Members - World Health Organization (WHO)
Member profile First Voice is the “voice” for member organizations that provide listening and spoken language early intervention services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) Its focus is predominantly in five areas: advocacy; research; clinical outcomes; sustainability and mutual support
- Schutz der Rechte von Gehörlosen in der Ukraine
Menschen mit Behinderungen sind während gesundheitlicher Notlagen wie Pandemien, extremen Wettereignissen und Konflikten mit zusätzlichen Herausforderungen konfrontiert Gehörlose in der Ukraine, die den anhaltenden Krieg miterleben, bilden da keine Ausnahme Während die ukrainische Bevölkerung mit häufigen Luftschutzsirenen leben muss, sind schätzungsweise 36 000 Bürger, die nicht
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