Health sector support for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of health policies to ensure compliance with the CRPD. Promote active participation of persons with disabilities and DPOs in the process. 1.2 Develop leadership and governance for disability inclusive health. Identify focal points for disability within Ministries of Health and develop internal action plans that support inclusion and access to mainstream health care. Ensure participation of the health sector in national disability coordinating bodies. Ensure participation of Disabled People’s Organizations in health policy/making, and quality assurance Provide support to Member States to build their leadership capacity; develop and implement a training package in line with Inclusive Health Guidelines... Host regional workshops on universal health coverage and equity drawing on country experience. Provide support to Ministries of Health to their leadership capacity for ensuring disability inclusive health. 1.3 Address barriers to financing and affordability through options and measures to ensure persons with disabilities can afford and receive the health care they need Allocate adequate resources to ensure implementation of the health components of the national disability strategy and plan of action. Provide technical assistance to countries for resource planning, budgeting and expenditure. Provide technical and financial assistance to Member States to ensure people with disabilities can access mainstream health care services.
overcome barriers to access mainstream health services. Support mechanisms to improve the continuum of care experienced by people with disabilities including: discharge planning, multidisciplinary team work, development of referral pathways and service directories. Support CBR programmes to include healthcare referral within activities Promote capacity building of CBR programmes especially in the areas related to health. 1.5 Address specific challenges to the quality of health care experienced by people with disabilities [including, health worker knowledge, attitudes and practices as well as participation of people with disabilities in decisions that directly affect them]. Support education and training by integrating disability into relevant undergraduate curricula and continuing education for service providers. Build understanding and promote importance of inclusion of disability issues (including the rights of persons with disabilities) in the curricula of schools of medicine and nursing, and other health related institutions. Develop model curricula on disability for health and rehabilitation personnel. Provide technical support to countries seeking to implement Integrate education on the health and human rights of persons with disability into undergraduate and continuing education for all health-care workers. Ensure people with disabilities are involved as providers of education and training where relevant. Provide training and support for community workers who assist people with disabilities to access health services.
of training providers, and develop standards for training. Develop CBR online training package to strengthenCBR workforce particularly at the community level. non-specialist health personnel on disability and rehabilitation relevant to their roles and responsibilities. 2.4 Expand and strengthen habilitation and rehabilitation services ensuring integration into primary (including community), secondary and tertiary levels of the health care system, and equitable access Review existing rehabilitation programmes and services and make necessary changes to improve coverage, effectiveness and efficiency. Integrate basic rehabilitation services within existing health infrastructure particularly in countries where there are few services available. Utilize CBR as a strategy to complement and strengthen existing rehabilitation service provision particularly in countries where there are few services available. Establish mechanisms for effective coordination between different rehabilitation service Support countries to integrate rehabilitation services into the health system with a focus on decentralization of services at the primary/community level. Develop relevant tools and training packages to develop and strengthen habilitation and rehabilitation services. Provide technical guidance for countries that wish to develop or strengthen CBR programmes. Support the development of a global database on CBR programmes and the CBR Global Network. Work with Ministries of Health to expand and strengthen the provision of rehabilitation services in line with national rehabilitation plans. Promote CBR as an effective strategy to support people with disabilities and facilitate their access to rehabilitation services. Provide technical and financial support to ensure the delivery of quality CBR programmes, and to maintain existing CBR networks at the global, regional and country levels. Work with relevant stakeholders to establish and streamline referral systems to ensure people with disabilities have access to the
providers and levels of the health care system. modes of service delivery they require at each level of the health system. 2.5 Promote the need for and access to a range of community support services which complement habilitation and rehabilitation services, and support independent living and full inclusion in the community. Contribute to the development of policy frameworks for the provision of community support services in line with the CRPD. Contribute to the development of transition plans for closure of residential institutions, where relevant. Strengthen referral mechanisms between rehabilitation services and community support services Provide technical guidance on designing and implementing appropriate policy frameworks. Support capacity building in the area of independent living and personal assistance. Advocate for the development of policy frameworks to ensure the effective provision of community support services. Support national leadership in identifying and securing technical and financial resources required for community support services. Provide technical inputs/supports to ensure persons with disabilities and their family members/informal caregivers have access to community supports. 2.6 Make assistive technologies of appropriate quality available and accessible. Include the provision of assistive technologies in health, rehabilitation and other relevant sectoral policies, strategies and plans accompanied by the necessary budgetary support. Develop and disseminate evidence-based guidance on the provision of assistive technology. Provide technical assistance to Member States to capacity to develop and strengthen provision of assistive technology. Provide technical and financial assistance to Member States to build capacity to develop and strengthen provision of assistive technology.
rehabilitation, special education, economics, sociology, and public policy. Collaborate with key education and training institutions (both national and international) to strengthen and build human resource capacity in the area of disability research. Ensure people with disabilities get access to the training needed to become researchers. resource capacity in the area of disability research. resource capacity in the area of disability research. Provide learning and research opportunities by linking universities in developing countries with those in and middle-income countries.