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One of the aims of the World Health Organization's Global Disability
Action Plan is to strengthen rehabilitation services. Some countries have
requested support to develop (scale-up) rehabilitation services. This paper
describes the measures required and how (advisory) missions can support this
purpose, with the aim of developing National Disability, Health and
Rehabilitation Plans. RECOMMENDATIONS: It is important to clarify the involvement
of governments in the mission, to define clear terms of reference, and to use a
systematic pathway for situation assessment. Information must be collected
regarding policies, health, disability, rehabilitation, social security systems,
the need for rehabilitation, and the existing rehabilitation services and
workforce. Site visits and stakeholder dialogues must be done. In order to
develop a Rehabilitation Service Implementation Framework, existing
rehabilitation services, workforce, and models for service implementation and
development of rehabilitation professions are described. Governance, political
will and a common understanding of disability and rehabilitation are crucial for
implementation of the process. The recommendations of the World Report on
Disability are used for reporting purposes. CONCLUSION: This concept is feasible,
and leads to concrete recommendations and proposals for projects and a high level
of consensus stakeholders.

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