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Disability in Papua New Guinea is an issue of ongoing concern, with inadequate infrastructure often limiting access to education, healthcare, employment, and other essential services for those affected. [1]
PNG has ratified 6 of the core human rights treaties; the third highest number in the Pacific behind New Zealand and Australia.These include the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (), the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (), the Convention on the Rights of the ...
Life expectancy in Papua New Guinea (PNG) at birth was 64 years for men in 2016 and 68 for women. [1] Government expenditure health in 2014 accounted for 9.5% of total government spending, with total health expenditure equating to 4.3% of GDP. [2] There were five physicians per 100,000 people in the early 2000s. [3]
Stein reiterates the intersection between disability and poverty, which is a key reason disabled people have less choice in their life decisions, including relocation.“Relative to the population ...
Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
Models of disability are analytic tools in disability studies used to articulate different ways disability is conceptualized by individuals and society broadly. [1] [2] Disability models are useful for understanding disagreements over disability policy, [2] teaching people about ableism, [3] providing disability-responsive health care, [3] and articulating the life experiences of disabled people.
Accessibility to affordable and appropriate health care is an issue faced by women in PNG, particularly for women located in the outer islands. [8] This is linked to the high rate of maternal mortality. PNG has the second-highest rate of maternal death in the Asia Pacific region. [9]
I. Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency; Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage