Basic package of interventions for rehabilitation: A toolkit for primary care professionals – information sheet
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Global and demographic trends indicate an increasing need for rehabilitation as a result of population ageing, increasing prevalence in noncommunicable diseases and ongoing consequences of conflict and injury. However, in many parts of the world this need is largely unmet and may grow if there is no significant action taken. In some low- and middle-income countries it is estimated that more than 50% of individuals do not have access to the rehabilitation services they require. A key strategy to address this unmet need is to make rehabilitation available in primary care. When rehabilitation is integrated into primary care, services are brought closer to people’s homes, making them more accessible and affordable. Rehabilitation can be integrated into primary care through multiple mechanisms, such as increasing the rehabilitation workforce at this level and through utilizing the existing primary care workforce to deliver rehabilitation. |