OTDDPH says need to conduct accurate census of people with disabilities

Tunis: President of the Tunisian Organisation for the Defence of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OTDDPH) Yosri Mazati called Friday for an accurate and detailed census of people with disabilities at the 13th General Census of Population and Dwellings in 2024. National statistics about people with disabilities are inaccurate, Mazati told TAP, as they are based on the number of disability card holders which does not match the real number of persons with disabilities. National statistics show persons with disabilities account for over 4% of the total population, while World Health Organisation (WHO)'s figures point to a rate of more than 15%. There is need to end this insconsistency by means of providing faultless data as part of the general census. These statistics would help take stock of the representativeness of persons with disabilties in their families. State agencies can thus allocate necessary budgets in health, education, economic empowerment, project funding and decision-making. Source: A gence Tunis Afrique Presse