Persons with Disabilities in Rakhine State, Myanmar, a Needs Assessment Study

Objective To assess the attitudes of upper-year undergraduate medical students (ie, clerks) toward the philosophy of community inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities

A higher proportion of persons with disabilities in rural areas were living in households identified as poor through the IDPoor programme and eligible for a Health Equity or

Ensure Access for research Conducting research to promote accessibility •Promote studies to explore more accessible services Gender A life-cycle approach Mental health

While the Convention recognizes disability as an evolving concept, it clearly endorses the understanding of it as a social construct, when it states that disability “results from

Robust, evidence-based reports by States, national human rights institutions, disability organizations and other civil society groups and United Nations offices

Equality means creating societal conditions that respect difference, address disadvantages and ensure that all women, men, girls and boys participate fully on equal terms. Equality

Charter of the United Nations; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; International Covenant on Civil

While the civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights specified in the Convention apply to all human beings, the Convention focuses on the actions States must take