People living with disabilities have the right to ...
Article 25 – Health
States Parties recognize that persons with disabilities have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination on the basis of disability. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure access for persons with disabilities to health services that are gender-sensitive, including health-related rehabilitation. In particular, States Parties shall:
a) Provide persons with disabilities with the same range, quality and standard of free or affordable health care and programmes as provided to other persons, including in the area of sexual and reproductive health and population-based public health programmes;
b) Provide those health services needed by persons with disabilities specifically because of their disabilities, including early identification and intervention as appropriate, and services designed to minimize and prevent further disabilities, including among children and older persons;
c) Provide these health services as close as possible to people’s own communities, including in rural areas;
d) Require health professionals to provide care of the same quality to persons with disabilities as to others, including on the basis of free and informed consent by, inter alia, raising awareness of the human rights, dignity, autonomy and needs of persons with disabilities through training and the promulgation of ethical standards for public and private health care;
e) Prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health insurance, and life insurance where such insurance is permitted by national law, which shall be provided in a fair and reasonable manner;
f) Prevent discriminatory denial of health care or health services or food and fluids on the basis of disability.
The WHO QualityRights tool kit provides countries with practical information and tools for assessing and improving quality and human rights standards in mental health and social care facilities. The tool kit is based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It provides practical guidance on:
the human rights and quality standards that should be respected, protected and fulfilled in both inpatient and outpatient mental health and social care facilities;
preparing for and conducting a comprehensive assessment of facilities; and
reporting findings and making appropriate recommendations on the basis of the assessment.
The tool kit is designed for use in low-, middle- and high-income countries. It can be used by many different stakeholders, including dedicated assessment committees, nongovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions, national health or mental health commissions, health service accreditation bodies and national mechanisms established under international treaties to monitor implementation of human rights standards and others with an interest in promoting the rights of people with disabilities.
The WHO QualityRights tool kit is an essential resource, not only for putting an end to past neglect and abuses but also for ensuring high-quality services in the future.
English
Assessment toolkit overview document
Interview Tool
Review of documents & Observation Tool
Facility-based Assessment Report
Country-wide Assessment Report
Arabic
Assessment toolkit overview document
Interview Tool
Review of documents & Observation Tool
Facility-based Assessment Report
Country-wide Assessment Report
Chinese
世界卫生组织有质量的权利工具包
访谈工具
文件审查与观察工具
基于机构的评估报告
国家范围内的评估报告
French
Évaluer et améliorer la qualité et les droits de l’homme dans des structures de santé mentale et de soins sociaux
Guide d'entretien
Guide pour la collecte des données et l'observation
Rapport d'évaluation d'une structure
Rapport pour une évaluation nationale
Portuguese
Direito é Qualidade_Roteiro de Implantação
Ferramenta de análise de documentos e observação
Ferramenta de Entrevista
Relatório de Avaliação por serviço
Relatório de Avaliação a nível nacional
Spanish
Salud mental: Instrumento de Calidad y Derechos de la OMS
Herramienta de entrevista
Herramienta de revisión de documentos y observación
Informe de evaluación de un establecimiento
Informe de evaluación a nivel de país