Emily Hillaker, Michael Bova, Jina Libby, Maria Tricarico, Patrick Andrews, Rebecca Scharf
In 2017, the World Health Organization initiated a global effort to improve rehabilitative services by 2030, with the overall goal of helping individuals with disabilities achieve maximal independence and improved well-being. Though more than 1 billion people worldwide live with a disability, a significant portion do not have access to appropriate rehabilitative services. In low-income countries, such as Zambia, where rehabilitative services are greatly lacking, disability can further exacerbate economic disparities in the context of personal, cultural, and environmental factors that limit participation in society...
March 28, 2024: PM & R: the Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation