December 3 is International Day of People with Disabilities. The celebration of this date focuses on the problems of people with disabilities, maintaining their health, protecting their dignity, rights and well-being. Today, more than 15% of the world’s population, 1 billion people, suffer from various forms of disability. There are about 2.8 million people with disabilities in Ukraine, which is more than 6% of the total population.
The theme of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020 – “Not all disabilities are visible”, aims to draw public attention to human defects that cannot be seen with the naked eye, such as mental illness, visual or hearing impairment, diabetes, brain injuries , neurological disorders and others. During the COVID-19 pandemic, forced isolation adversely affected the physical and mental health of people with disabilities around the world.
Kyiv Medical University calls to join this international initiative. Let’s not be indifferent!
