Stronger inter-ministerial coordination aligning health, education, social justice and labour policies can create a unified mental health response in India ...

By Dr. Isaac Mawuko ADUSU In Ghana, the conversations about including people with disabilities have intensified as the ...

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Al-Budaiwi, on Saturday lauded the bloc’s groundbreaking ...

After nearly two years of relentless bombardment, Israel’s genocidal war has devastated the Gaza Strip, with international ...

Disability advocates are speaking out as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take on a case that hinges on whether a diagnosis ...

After more than 30 years, a key medical tracking system now lists Gulf War Illness as a formal diagnosis in international ...

Hauwa, a 25-year-old woman, was lying on the floor, shackled, and barely alive when Human Rights Watch found her in November ...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) were the leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) and deaths in 2023.

Objective This study aimed to assess the psychosocial determinants of psychological distress among people with disabilities in Ethiopia. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted at an institution ...

Objective Certain leading medical organisations are considering alternatives to the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a predictor of the risk for non-communicable chronic disease (NCD) or death. Our objective ...

Persons with disabilities and their families face substantial disability-related costs which may not be covered by social programs and policies. These costs may be direct (out of pocket expenses) or ...

Pollution-related deaths numbered 1.67 million in 2019, according to a new report led by Boston College researchers. Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, ...