“M ard possessed the jail-like stru tures ith the fa ous se lusio roo s here paie ts are let to lie o the i e- old o rete loor
o ered ith uri e a d fae es a d ithout a thi g to use as o eri g. I li ed i a er dirt pla e ith o erlo i g toilets, roke doors a d i do s, tor u ifor s a d at i es paie ts ere let
aked…"
-S l este Kato toka, Za ia
““o it’s a dou le-edged s ord he ou’ e got e tal health pro le s. You’re la elled. At ho e ou’ e got a la el, a d ou’re la elled i the s ste , so there’s ot a great deal of dig it aforded to ou.
-Se i e Use , U ited Ki gdo
espe i g people’s auto o , i ludi g thei ight to ake thei o de isio s a out thei t eat e t a d a e; a d
e su i g a ess to good ualit a e hi h p o otes hu a ights, is espo si e to people’s eeds, a d espe ts thei alues, hoi es a d p efe e es.
I the o u it e eed to:
suppo t people ith e tal health o diio s to pa i ipate i o u it life, a d a k o ledge the alue of thei o t i uio ;
We, perso s ith e tal health pro le s, are fa i g high le els of sig a a d dis ri i aio . Whe tagged as ha i g a e tal health pro le , e e perie e so ial depri aio - losi g our jo s, losi g so ial presige a d e o i g isolated fro fa il a d so iet .
- Mat ika De kota, Nepal
People a e pe ie e dep i aio of dig it i a a iet of a s…
espe t thei auto o to ake de isio s fo the sel es i ludi g thei li i g a a ge e ts a d pe so al a d i a ial ate s;
e su e thei a ess to e plo e t, edu aio , housi g, so ial suppo t a d othe oppo tu iies;
i lude people i de isio - aki g p o esses o issues afe i g the , i ludi g poli , legislaio a d
health se i e efo elai g to e tal health.
Ho a e p o ote the ights a d dig it of people ith e tal health
o diio s?
I the health- a e s ste e eed to p o ide ete suppo t a d a e fo people ith e tal health
o diio s :
Li ks to o e i fo aio
WHO Qualit Rights P oje thtp:// . ho.i t/ e tal_health/poli / ualit _ ights/e /
WHO Qualit Rights Tool Kit
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O li e plafo of aio al e tal health poli ies, st ategies, la s a d se i e sta da ds
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What is the Wo ld Health O ga izaio doi g to p o ote
dig it fo people ith e tal health o diio s?
Th ough the Qualit Rights p ote t, WHO is o ited to e su i g that the dig it of people ith e tal health o diio s is espe ted all a ou d the o ld.
WHO Qualit Rights p o otes dig it :
Ad o ai g fo polii al a d so ial i lusio
Wo ki g olla o ai el ith go e e ts, health p ofessio als, fa ilies a d people ith e tal health o diio s to e su e that the ie s of the late a e hea d a d liste ed to at poli , se i e a d
o u it le els.
P o oi g a e o e app oa h to e tal health a e
This ea s u h o e tha e el t eai g o a agi g s pto s. It is a out uildi g the apa it of e tal health o ke s to suppo t people ith e tal health o diio s to ealize thei hopes a d d ea s, to o k, to e jo fa il a d f ie ds, a d to li e a full a d e a di g life i thei o u it
Suppo i g hu a ights t ai i g a d apa it uildi g
Qualit Rights has de eloped t ai i g p og a es to uild the apa it of fa ilies a d health- a e
p ofessio als to u de sta d a d p o ote the ights of people ith e tal health o diio s, a d to ha ge aitudes a d p a i es to a ds the .
E ou agi g the eaio a d st e gthe i g of pee suppo t a d i il so iet o ga izaio s