Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rehabilitation

What is Disability?

What is rehabilitation?

Rehabilitation is defined as “a set of interventions designed to optimize functioning and reduce disability in individuals with health conditions in interaction with their environment”.  

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Rehabilitation is defined as “a set of interventions designed to optimize functioning and reduce disability in individuals with health conditions in interaction with their environment”.

Key facts

Rehabilitation is an essential part of universal health coverage along with promotion of good health, prevention of disease, treatment and palliative care.

Open Ended

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Rehabilitation is an essential part of universal health coverage along with promotion of good health, prevention of disease, treatment and palliative care.

Key facts

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 such as taking care of family.

Open Ended

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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 such as taking care of family.

Key facts

Globally, an estimated 2.4 billion people are currently living with a health condition that benefits from rehabilitation.

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Globally, an estimated 2.4 billion people are currently living with a health condition that benefits from rehabilitation

Key facts

The need for rehabilitation worldwide is predicted to increase due to changes in the health and characteristics of the population. For example, people are living longer, but with more chronic disease and disability.

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The need for rehabilitation worldwide is predicted to increase due to changes in the health and characteristics of the population. For example, people are living longer, but with more chronic disease and disability.

Key facts

Currently, the need for rehabilitation is largely unmet. In some low- and middle-income countries, more than 50% of people do not receive the rehabilitation services they require. The existing rehabilitation services in 60-70% of countries have been disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Currently, the need for rehabilitation is largely unmet. In some low- and middle-income countries, more than 50% of people do not receive the rehabilitation services they require. The existing rehabilitation services in 60-70% of countries have been disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Poll

What are you studying?

• Occupational therapy

• Physical therapy

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How do you will contribute to rehabilitation through your profession?