title: Implementing the World Report on Disability in West Africa: challenges and opportunities for Ghana.
abstract: Disability issues have taken a prominent role on international stages in recent years. Beginning with the May 2005 World Health Assembly Resolution 58.23 and culminating in the June 2011 World Bank and World Health Organization World Report on Disability, comprehensive disability analyses from nations at various stages of development can now be accessed and used by relevant stakeholders in health, policy, and aide arenas. The implementation of this landmark report is critical for the advancement of social inclusion in diverse countries, including those with limited resources. However, activating the World Report on Disability in resource-limited countries remains a significant challenge because of threadbare data and cultural, institutional, and physical barriers to social inclusion. This review summarizes current national disability data and describes challenges and opportunities for the implementation of the World Report on Disability in Ghana. As a structural point of departure, the article uses the three broad categories of challenges outlined by the World Health Organization: attitudinal, physical, and institutional.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Physiatry, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York (YAT-W); and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (AJH).
authors.forename: Yetsa A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Tuakli-Wosornu
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Haig
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western; D003906:Developing Countries; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D014943:Global Health; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058028:Research Report; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014944:World Health Organization