PURPOSE OF REVIEW This study considers the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a tool for promoting the full social inclusion of people with a mental or intellectual disability. RECENT FINDINGS The United Nations Convention has ushered in a new era of discourse that moves beyond a consideration of individual impairments, to focus on the social and environme...

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BACKGROUND Access to sanitation facilities is imperative in reducing the risk of multiple adverse health outcomes. A distinct disparity in sanitation exists among different wealth levels in many low-income countries, which may hinder the progress across each of the Millennium Development Goals. METHODS The surveyed households in 397 clusters from 2008-2009 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys...

The Washington Group on Disability Statistics is a voluntary working group made up of representatives of over 100 National Statistical Offices and international, non-governmental and disability organizations that was organized under the aegis of the United Nations Statistical Division. The purpose of the Washington Group is to deal with the challenge of disability definition and measurement in ...

E ducation, particularly at the primary level, has long been regarded as an essential input of social and economic development. In addition to its direct role in increasing the cognitive abilities of students, schooling is recognized as a facilitator of labor force participation, female empowerment, improved health outcomes, and greater civic engagement. In acknowledgment of the importance of s...

Introduction: Up to 70% of the food-water related illness is food services hygiene and safety standard. An important crucial enforcement operation conducted by this division inspection premises sampling. This paramount importance as premise grading directly consumers' health which in line with third United Nations Sustainable Developmental Goal good wellbeing. Aim: study aims identify component...

background and aims: the world health organization and united nations children’s fund (unicef) recommended executive breastfeeding for 6 months after birth. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of executive breastfeeding in iran by a meta-analysis study to be used by policy-makers in order to health programmer plan in this field. methods: in this meta-analysis study, the da...