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Health December 4, 2023 | 12:05 pm

1 in 10 children suffers from some type of disability, according to UNICEF

Santo Domingo.- Around 15% of the global population, or at least one billion people, live with some form of disability. This statistic includes nearly 240 million children, with a significant portion in Latin America and the Caribbean, where approximately 19.1 million children and adolescents have disabilities. However, 70% of school-age children and adolescents with disabilities ... Read more

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