Principles of Assessment of Rehabilitation Services in Health Systems: Learning from experiences
Christoph Gutenbrunner, Boya Nugraha
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Coordination Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, DE-30625 Hannover, Germany. E-mail: gutenbrunner.christoph@mh-hannover.de
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2246
Lay Abstract
Collecting data about existing rehabilitation service and the need for rehabilitation in the country is pre-requisite to develop rehabilitation services. To facilitate implementation projects, a situation analysis checklist was developed to collect relevant information, including six health system constituents of World Health Organization (WHO): health service delivery; health workforce; health information systems; essential medicines; financing; leadership and governance. The checklist called Rehabilitation Situation Assessment Tool (RSAT). It consists of information about country profile; disability and rehabilitation; national policies, laws, and responsibilities; and relevant non-governmental stakeholders. The RSAT was used in different implementation projects in different countries. It was feasible and useful.
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