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I am deeply grateful to @WHOSEARO for this award. But the road ahead is long.
Let us walk that road together toward a world where disability is not inability, where care is not charity, and where inclusion is not an afterthought but the beating heart of health and humanity. #RC78
Let us walk that road together toward a world where disability is not inability, where care is not charity, and where inclusion is not an afterthought but the beating heart of health and humanity. #RC78
๐ Dr Satendra Singh, Director-Professor of Physiology at the University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, was awarded the WHO South-East Asia Regionโs Award for Public Health Champion for his pioneering work in advancing disability inclusion in health systems and medical education.View quoted post on X
Drawing from his lived experience with #disability, Dr Singh has transformed how disability is understood, reframing it from a medical issue to a human rights issue, and influencing policies, curricula, and institutional practices across India and globally.
His work has shaped policies, curricula, and institutions across India and globally.
๐: who.int/southeastasia/โฆ
#RC78 #WHOSEARO #HealthForAll #DisabilityInclusion #Inclusion