Progressing health equity for persons with disabilities – Villaney Remengesau, Pacific Disability Forum (Part 2)

In this second episode of our two-part series on disability and healthy equity, our guest this week is Villaney Remengesau, based in Palau, who is the co-chair of the Pacific Disability Forum.

Lany is a dedicated advocate for disability rights and inclusion across the Pacific. She was recently awarded the Disability Pasifika Award – the highest award for a person with a disability who has made a valuable contribution to the work in the region. 

To complement Part One of this series with Darryl Barrett from WHO, in this episode, Lany brings her lived experience of disability to the discussion around health equity for persons with disabilities, having worked in the health sector in Palau for 10 years. 

In this episode we discuss:

• The barriers faced by people with disabilities in accessing health care.
• The importance of ensuring people with disabilities are engaged in health programs.
• Her key recommendations for how development partners working in health can ensure they integrate disability inclusion into their programmes. 

If you missed Part One with Darryl Barrett from the World Health Organization, you can listen to it here: https://containthis.buzzsprout.com/620797/12687278-progressing-health-equity-for-persons-with-disabilities-darryl-barrett-who-part-1

You can also access the WHO Global Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities, December 2022 here: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240063600

We encourage you to join the conversation on Twitter at @CentreHealthSec. You can follow the Pacific Disability Forum at @PDFSEC.