Presentation_Aresu - Practical Approaches to Disability Inclusion in Healthcare
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This document discusses inclusive health policies and practices related to sexual and reproductive health for people with disabilities. It outlines Humanity & Inclusion's work in this area, including their life cycle approach and key principles of participation, equality, and accessibility. Some common challenges are a lack of inclusive policies and data as well as limited understanding of disability and sexual health issues. The document describes two of HI's projects - a pilot project in China to promote Article 25 of the CRPD and increase understanding of sexuality issues for people with disabilities, and a multi-country initiative called Women Integrated Sexual Health to ensure equitable access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and family planning.
Presentation_Aresu - Practical Approaches to Disability Inclusion in Healthcare
- 1. Alessandra Aresu Inclusive Health Policy Lead PRACTICES FOR INCLUSION: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
- 3. 3 LIFE CYCLE APPROACH Birth Pregnancy Newborn Childhood AdolescenceAdulthood Aging Protection Maternal, Newborn and Child health Sexual and Reproductive Health Mental Health Road Safety Non Communicable Diseases HIV/AIDS
- 4. 4 Inclusive Health 3 key principles: • Participation • Equality and non-discrimination • Accessibility and meaningful access 3 key challenges • Lack of DPOs’ participation • Stigma and discrimination • Lack of accessible services
- 5. 5 INCLUSIVE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) In line with the CRPD and the SDGs, Humanity & Inclusion promotes Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of people with disabilities in development and fragile settings.
- 6. 6 WHERE WE WORK ON SRHR
- 7. 7 COMMON CHALLENGES - Lack of SRHR inclusive policies - Lack of accessible SRH information and services - Lack of disability disaggregated data on SRHR - Limited understanding of the SRH needs and rights of persons with disabilities among the major stakeholders - Limited capacity and experience of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) on SRH - Limited capacity and experience of global health organizations on incluisve SRH - Limited collaboration between disability and SRH specialists at the country level.
- 8. 8 WHAT WORKS Working in Partnership with • Governments • Service Providers • Disabled Persons’ Organizations • International & Local NGOs • SRH Specialists • Academics/Research Institutes
- 9. 9 OUR APPROACH: • Support governments to develop and implement policies and plans that meet the SRH needs of people living with disabilities • Build the capacity of health care professionals to provide quality and accessible SRH information and services • Address barriers and transform believes preventing people with disabilities from accessing SRH information and services • Provide technical support to international and local NGOs as well as organizations of persons with disabilities on promoting SRHR for all and promote their participation
- 10. 10 HI’s SRHR INTERVENTIONS: FIVE MAJOR PILLARS
- 11. 11 TWO EXAMPLES: TWO COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES 1) Country Level + Adocacy+ Disability focused: Gender Sexuality and Disability in China (pilot project 2014-2018) 2) Regional Level + Inclusive SRH + comprehensive: Women Integrated Sexual Health (2018 – 2021)
- 12. 12 CHINA: ADVOCACY PROJECT TO PROMOTE ARTICLE 25 OF THE CRPD
- 13. 13 FIRST SURVEY ON SEXUALITY-RELATED KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES IN CHINA
- 14. 14 WOMEN INTEGRATED SEXUAL HEALTH (WISH) Consortium: 5 mainstream partners+ HI + local DPOs 6 Countries: South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique, Pakistan, Bangladesh Approach: • Comprehensive & integrated approach • To ensure equitable access to family planning and SRHR • Prioritizing the most underserved women and girls: - youth under 20 - the very poor - persons with disabilities - people displaced or affected by humanitarian crisis - people living in hard-to-reach areas Duration : 3 years
- 15. Disaggregated DATA Disability inclusive health policies Training of health staff Disability inclusive FP services provided at the different levels Supportive communities to people with disabilities seeking FP services Include People with disabilities in SBCC 15 WOMEN INTEGRATED SEXUAL HEALTH (WISH) Promote community demand for SRH services Support disability inclsuive FP services
- 16. For additional information 16 Alessandra ARESU a.aresu@hi.org