The goal of this course is to provide participants with the foundational skills needed to begin the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of a congenital anomalies surveillance programme, in particular for countries with limited resources. It focuses on the methodology needed to devel...op either population-based or hospital based surveillance programmes.
A set of congenital anomalies will be used as examples throughout this course. The specific examples used are typically severe enough that they would probably be captured within the first few days after birth, have a significant public health impact and, for some of them, have the potential for primary prevention.
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Abuses against Women and Girls with Psychosocial or Intellectual Disabilities in institutions in India
Special Issue: Special Education in Sub-Saharan Africa | This special issue of our Communication*Support*World*Network*Newsletter attempts to share practical ideas and information about special education for children with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa. Our intent is to begin a dialogue among th...ose interested in this important topic, and to promote an increased exchange of ideas, approaches, information, resources, and promising practices.
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CBM and the Global Campaign for Education 2014
Education of children with disabilities in India and Pakistan: An analysis of developments since 2000 | Background paper prepared for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2015 | Education for All 2000-2015: achievements and challenges
A review of Save the Children’s work to promote the rights of children with disabilities
From 2011 until 2016, a multi-actor programme was run in five countries to improve the life chances and living conditions of people experiencing exclusion and marginalisation of various kinds. This programme worked with local leaders, organisations and movements as well as various institutions and a...uthorities
focusing on older people, those with mental health issues, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, people displaced by war and youth at risk. Many initiatives were developed that had lasting effects on the ways in which these groups valued themselves and in which they are valued by society.
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Public health, innovation, intellectual property and trade
CBR Advisory Working Group | Co-ordinator: Karen Heinicke-Motsch
Dies ist der siebte Bericht über die Entwicklung der Menschenrechtssituation in Deutschland, den das Deutsche Institut für Menschenrechte („Institut“) jährlich dem Bundestag vorlegt. Der Bericht befasst sich in diesem Jahr vertieft mit dem Recht auf Bildung von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Be...hinderungen. Wir analysieren die Frage, wie und mit welchem Instrumentarium Deutschland ein inklusives Schulsystem für alle schaffen kann. Denn dazu verpflichtet die UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention.
Hier sehen wir Bund und Länder gemeinsam in der Pflicht. Darüber hinaus greift der Bericht fünf weitere Themen auf, die im Berichtszeitraum (01. Juli 2021–30. Juni 2022) von hoher menschenrechtlicher Relevanz waren. Dabei stellen wir einerseits Entwicklungen in diesen Themenfeldern dar, andererseits bewerten wir wichtige politische und gesetzgeberische Maßnahmen menschenrechtlich und formulieren Empfehlungen.
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