Community Based Rehabilitation in China: a Commentary
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Through fifteen years of extraordinary effort, China has set in motion a nation-wide programme for preventing disability and improving the quality of life of people with disability. A strong and comprehensive framework for rehabilitation efforts is now in place. In an attempt to reach those most in need and least able to access services, China has adopted a community based approach to rehabilitation. However, considering the more than sixty million disabled children and adults and the size of the country, it is truly a challenge to establish viable and sustainable programmes. This chapter describes the current strategies to provide rehabilitation services and consider ways to strengthen the community based rehabilitation (CBR) work in China. Starting with a brief review of disability in China and of CBR internationally, the author goes on to discuss the factors favouring CBR programming in the Chinese context, such as the existing administrative system, the national rehabilitation plan which includes CBR, multi-sectoral endorsement of the plan and of CBR, and the establishment of referral centres for rehabilitation. However, many challenges still remain, related to community participation, sustainability, the role of disabled people, and training of personnel.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009