Rehabilitation Is a Global Health Priority

Rehabilitation Is a Global Health Priority

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched an initiative in 2017 to promote universal access to rehabilitation when it hosted “Rehabilitation 2030: A Call for Action” [1] (Fig. 1). Attended by more than 200 rehabilitation experts from 46 countries, this meeting highlighted the unmet need for rehab...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC health services research 2020-02, Vol.20 (1), p.143-143, Article 143
Hauptverfasser: Heinemann, Allen W, Feuerstein, Michael, Frontera, Walter R, Gard, Steven A, Kaminsky, Leonard A, Negrini, Stefano, Richards, Lorie Gage, Vallée, Catherine
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
21st century
Analysis
Chronic illnesses
Disability
Global health
Handicapped accessibility
Health care delivery
Health services
Low income groups
Medicine
Occupational therapy
Planning
Public health
Public health administration
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation centers
Services
Supply and demand
Workforce planning
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Zusammenfassung:The World Health Organization (WHO) launched an initiative in 2017 to promote universal access to rehabilitation when it hosted “Rehabilitation 2030: A Call for Action” [1] (Fig. 1). Attended by more than 200 rehabilitation experts from 46 countries, this meeting highlighted the unmet need for rehabilitation services and called for coordinated action and joint commitments by all stakeholders to raise the profile of rehabilitation. WHO and its partners committed to improving rehabilitation management and investment, building a high-quality rehabilitation workforce and services, and enhancing data collection.
ISSN:1472-6963
1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-020-4962-8