09/04/2018 (Agence Europe) – In a press release published on Friday 6 April, the European Disability Forum (EDF) deplored the fact that more than 80 million persons with disabilities in Europe are still unable to fully access healthcare. The EDF explained that “This is a life or death issue”. It also pointed out that persons with disabilities still have worse access to healthcare or indeed have no access to healthcare, particularly with regard to gynaecology facilities. There is a lack of adequate training for healthcare professionals, persons with disabilities are still medically treated without their free and informed consent and we still witness discriminatory treatments against persons with disabilities by health insurance providers, explains the EDF. The organisation is therefore calling on the member states to guarantee equal access medical treatment, training for medical personnel and the appropriate adaptation of healthcare facilities and electronic healthcare services. (PH)