The Papua New Guinea (PNG) pilot was carried out in June 2019, in collaboration with the National Department of Health (NDOH) Health Facilities Standards Branch, National Capital District Community (NCDC) Health Services, Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) Eye Clinic and the National Orthotics and Prosthetics Service (NOPS). This report describes the activities and…
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In response to COVID-19, WHO worked with in-country partners in India, Iraq and Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 2020 and 2021, to implement a project to strengthen local capacity for community-level assistive technology (AT) services, at the same time developing a model of remote-support to the in-country teams. The project addressed access and distance to services as a…
In response to the identified need to strengthen Tajikistan's assistive technology sector, aligned with the Tajikistan National Programme on Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (2017-2020) WHO supported the goverment to pilot an initiative.
The WHO Eye care competency framework (ECCF) is a tool that will provide a set of global comprehensive competencies and activities. This tool will enable planning and development of eye care workforce to be aligned to a recognized standard of competencies and activities and will assist with maintaining an effective eye care workforce in terms of composition,…
At the Seventy-third World Health Assembly in November 2020, WHO Member States adopted resolution WHA73 “Integrated people-centred eye care, including preventable vision impairment and blindness”. In recognition of the growing need for eye care services worldwide, the resolution requests 1WHO to “develop guidance on evidence-based and cost–effective eye care…
The Report of the 2030 targets on effective coverage of eye care intends to serve as a reference point to commence monitoring progress towards the 2030 global targets that were endorsed by Member States at the 74th World Health Assembly. This report draws on key results from a comprehensive analysis of population-based eye health surveys and includes estimates of…
This accompanying guide to the WHO ECCF provides a step-by-step approach on how users can adapt and use the ECCF in their context. Additionally, it guides users to develop their own competency framework and/or competency-based curricula for their setting. Four case studies are included in the guide to assist users understand the application of the ECCF in different…
This document contains the second edition of the WHO Rehabilitation Indicator Menu (RIM), which is a tool accompanying the Framework for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Evaluation (FRAME) guidance. The FRAME guidance is part of the WHO Rehabilitation in health systems – guide for action .
To assist countries in strengthening rehabilitation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed this guide, the Rehabilitation in health systems: guide for action. This resource leads governments through health system strengthening practices with a focus on rehabilitation. It facilitates leadership and planning for rehabilitation through a situation assessment…
The goal of this Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for UHC is to advance improvements in health and progress towards UHC through aligning health worker education approaches with population health needs and health system demands. More specifically, the primary objective of this document is to provide guidance for the specification of pre-service and in-service…