Journal article
World Health Organization global disability action plan 2014-2021: Challenges and perspectives for physical medicine and rehabilitation in Pakistan
F Khan, B Amatya, TM Sayed, AW Butt, K Jamil, W Iqbal, A Elmalik, FA Rathore, G Abbott
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | FOUNDATION REHABILITATION INFORMATION | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective: To provide an update on disability and outline potential barriers and facilitators for implementation of the World Health Organization Global Disability Action Plan (GDAP) in Pakistan. Methods: A 6-day workshop at the Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad facilitated by rehabilitation staff from Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia. Local healthcare professionals (n = 33) from medical rehabilitation facilities identified challenges in service provision, education and attitudes/approaches to people with disabilities, using consensus agreement for objectives listed in the GDAP. Results: Respondents agreed on the following challenges in implementing the GDAP: sh..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This paper was supported by the internal resources of the Rehabilitation Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. The authors are grateful to all participants; AFIRM for their kind hospitality and support; General Asif Sukhera, Medical Directorate, General Headquarters Pakistan Military, Rawalpindi; General Wahid (ex AFIRM, currently working with civilian rehabilitation services); Mr Syed Mohammad Ilyas, Pakistan Paraplegic Centre and Mr Aziz Ahmad, Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic & Orthotic Sciences, Peshawar. The authors also thank Bronwyn Miller and Kathryn Lowenthal for their assistance during workshops, the Royal Melbourne Hospital for financial and executive support to the team, and acknowledge the Committees on Rehabilitation Disaster Relief, ISPRM WHO-LC and Womens' Health of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.