Disability and COVID-19: ensuring no one is left behind

Disability and COVID-19: ensuring no one is left behind

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 situat...

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Published in:Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 1 - 148
Main Authors: 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
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 20-08-2021
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects:
Age
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic illnesses
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dementia
Disability
Disabled people
Emergency medical care
Emergency preparedness
Fatalities
Handicapped accessibility
Health services
Health systems
Human rights
Infections
Long term health care
Medical supplies
Mental health
Mortality
Neuromuscular diseases
Pandemics
Public health
Sustainable development
Ventilators
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Summary: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. Keywords: Covid-19, Disability, Health systems
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ISSN:2049-3258
0778-7367
2049-3258
DOI:10.1186/s13690-021-00656-7