UNAHM (National Union of Associations of the Disabled of Madagascar). Some of them are supported by Handicap International.  Statistics on disabled persons 245.Two national surveys were conducted by the Ministry of Health in 2003 and 2004/2005. Based on these surveys, the overall prevalence of disability is estimated at 7.5%, i.e. a disabled population estimated at 1,347,150 in 2007. Table 16 : Estimated distribution of the disabled population according to age groups Age group Percentage Under 12 months 0,3 % From 1 to 5 years 16,1 % From 6 to 18 years 21,1 % From 19 to 49 years 24,4 % From 50 and over 38,1 % Source : Survey report « Coordination of care for people with disabilities », 2003 246.The distribution by age, shows that 37.5% of people with disabilities are aged below 18 years. In 2007, there were an estimated 505,181 children living with disabilities. 247. The prevalences by type of disability on the total population are: - Visual disability: 3,1 %, - Physical disability: 2,8 %, - Hearing impairment: 1,8 %, - Intellectual disability: 1,5 %, - Psychic disability: 0,18 % 248.This information is confirmed by data available in 2006 for 4 regions, where the number of new cases of children with disabilities was around 40% of all people screened.  Access to health care and réhabilitation services 249.At the Ministry of Public Health, an equity fund for the care of vulnerable people including people with disabilities has been set up. 250.The budget allocated by the State to the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities was $ 150 million Ariary in 2007. This was reduced to 50 million Ariary in 2008. 251.Access to care for children with disabilities remains limited due to financial and geographical obstacles. 252.Human resources providing support for disabled children both medically and 39