Jan 24, 2025 · To this end, WHO works to make rehabilitation part of health care at all levels through efforts to strengthen health systems as a whole. In 2017 WHO launched the Rehabilitation 2030 initiative , which emphasizes the need for concerted and coordinated action by all stakeholders to strengthen the health system to provide quality and timely ...

Apr 22, 2024 · Rehabilitation is an essential part of universal health coverage along with promotion of good health, prevention of disease, treatment and palliative care. Rehabilitation helps a child, adult or older person to be as independent as possible in everyday activities and enables participation in education, work, recreation and meaningful life roles ...

Globally, 1 in 3 people live with a health condition that benefits from rehabilitation. These needs are spread across the lifespan, from children with congenital and intellectual impairment to young adults with physical limitations resulting from unintentional and war-related injuries to older people experiencing chronic disease or difficulties associated with ageing.

Dec 13, 2011 · Rehabilitation can also be an important health service for people as they age, helping them remain active and independent for as long as possible. As part of the continuum of care, rehabilitation builds on curative interventions to help people address problems with communication, cognition, mobility, and self-care.

May 27, 2023 · The World Health Assembly endorsed the historic resolution on strengthening rehabilitation in health systems, which was developed under the leadership of Israel and cosponsored by 20 countries. The resolution calls for expanding and integrating rehabilitation in health systems as part of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), emphasizing the importance of …

Dec 10, 2024 · Rehabilitation might be needed by anyone, regardless of age, gender, or socioeconomic status, and should be available at all levels of health care, from primary to tertiary health-care settings. The rehabilitation workforce comprises a range of skilled professionals in areas such as occupational therapy, orthotics, physiotherapy, audiology ...

Dec 6, 2022 · A new report released today by the WHO Regional Office for Europe warns that 394 million people – nearly half of the population – in the European Region live with a health condition that requires rehabilitation care, but the majority of people are not getting the care they need. Rapidly ageing populations, a significant increase in the number of people living with chronic …

Jun 25, 2019 · There is great variation across countries regarding the rehabilitation needs of the population, characteristics of the health system and the challenges that face rehabilitation. For this reason, it is important for each country to identify their own priorities and develop a rehabilitation strategic plan. A rehabilitation strategic plan should seek to increase the accessibility, quality …

Apr 29, 2019 · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2019;-:-----ª 2019 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Rehabilitation is the care needed when a person is experiencing or is likely to experience limitations in everyday functioning due to aging or a health condition, including chronic diseases or disor-

Rehabilitation is among the essential health services to be included in UHC. Rehabilitation service delivery can be provided over different levels of care, settings and models. Mostly, rehabilitation services are concentrated in secondary and tertiary levels of care providing both inpatient and outpatient care.