Section 14: Health
- Note #48
- Women's Right to Health
- Return
The Persons with Disabilities Act focuses merely on the prevention and detection of disabilities. The provisions entail that the appropriate government and authorities take steps for the prevention of occurrence of disabilities. The right to enjoyment of highest attainable standards of health should include accessible hospitals and primary health care centers in rural areas that are closer to the communities. There should be provisions of proper care and informed consent for treatment of persons with disabilities. In the state of Maharashtra Hysterectomies of Mentally Challenged Women
48 is a case in point. The public health system in general is on the verge of collapse in India. The situation of persons with disabilities with respect to health and habilitation is cause for grave concern.