Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities

UNITED NATIONS, New York/FRANCISTOWN, Botswana, RAWALPINDI, Pakistan –Even under normal circumstances, persons  with disabilities face discrimination, high rates of gender-based violence, and exclusion from services and decision-making. Today, as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, the vulnerabilities and barriers faced by people with disabilities are only growing.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news