Meeting the needs of people with physical disabilities in crisis settings

An estimated 20 million of the 135 million people who need humanitarian assistance globally are living with some form of disability and require access to rehabilitation services and assistive technology.1 This figure excludes the unknown number of people with conflict-caused impairment. However, phy...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2019-12, Vol.97 (12), p.790-790A
Main Author: Barth, Cornelia Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive technology
Awareness
Capacity Building - organization & administration
Cooperative Behavior
Disabilities
Disability
Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Disasters
Global Health
Health Services Needs and Demand - organization & administration
Health Services Needs and Demand - standards
Humanitarianism
Humans
Initiatives
Interinstitutional Relations
International organizations
People with disabilities
Physical disabilities
Physical therapy
Physically disabled persons
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Professionals
Rehabilitation
Relief Work - organization & administration
Relief Work - standards
World Health Organization
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Summary:An estimated 20 million of the 135 million people who need humanitarian assistance globally are living with some form of disability and require access to rehabilitation services and assistive technology.1 This figure excludes the unknown number of people with conflict-caused impairment. However, physical disabilities and rehabilitation needs of populations in conflict-affected settings are rarely considered and very few international organizations specializing in rehabilitation are active in such contexts.
ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604
DOI:10.2471/BLT.19.246918