Rehabilitation and Universal Health Coverage: From Policy Gaps to Action

Date: Tuesday 4 Nov. 2025

Topic WRA SESSION
Speakers WHO Health Financing Expert, WHO Regional Representative, Rehabilitation Advocate with Lived Experience, Abderrazak Hajjioui Morocco, WHO/WRA Representative

 

As the global community pushes toward the 2030 targets for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), rehabilitation remains one of the most overlooked elements in health systems. Yet one in three people globally need it—and only half have access. Without rehabilitation, the UHC promise remains incomplete.
This session, co-organized by the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA), WHO, and ISPRM, will explore current gaps in rehabilitation policy, financing, and delivery, and provide a clear case for why rehabilitation must be integrated into national health benefits packages and UHC monitoring frameworks. With global, regional, and user perspectives, this session will bridge policy discourse with lived experience, and provide actionable recommendations for health system planners and rehabilitation professionals.
Drawing on recent WHO resolutions and upcoming advocacy toward the 2027 UN High-Level Meeting on UHC, this session aims to position rehabilitation as a non-negotiable component of equitable, resilient health systems.


Chairs ISPRM president, WHO/WRA Representative, Governmental representative

15H30 Why Rehabilitation is the Missing Link in UHC Delivery. Amy Jo Collins

15H50 Regional Perspectives: Rehabilitation Gaps and Opportunities in UHC Frameworks. WHO Regional Representative

16H10 Rehabilitation and Financial Protection: Tackling Out-of-Pocket Barriers. WHO Health Financing Expert

16H20 The Lived Experience: What UHC Means for People Who Need Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Advocate with Lived Experience

16H50 Charting the Way Forward: Policy Priorities for ISPRM and WRA. Abderrazak Hajjioui

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    WRA SESSION



    Topic
    WRA SESSION

    Speakers
    WHO Health Financing Expert, WHO Regional Representative, Rehabilitation Advocate with Lived Experience, Abderrazak Hajjioui Morocco, WHO/WRA Representative

    Chairs
    ISPRM president, WHO/WRA Representative, Governmental representative

    15H30
    Why Rehabilitation is the Missing Link in UHC Delivery.
    Amy Jo Collins

    15H50
    Regional Perspectives: Rehabilitation Gaps and Opportunities in UHC Frameworks.
    WHO Regional Representative

    16H10
    Rehabilitation and Financial Protection: Tackling Out-of-Pocket Barriers.
    WHO Health Financing Expert

    16H20
    The Lived Experience: What UHC Means for People Who Need Rehabilitation.
    Rehabilitation Advocate with Lived Experience

    16H50
    Charting the Way Forward: Policy Priorities for ISPRM and WRA.
    Abderrazak Hajjioui

    ISPRM25 ISPRM25