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Experience of an Organization of Rehabilitation Professionals in Africa

Experience of an Organization of Rehabilitation Professionals in Africa . Challenges of the Sustainability of Physical Rehabilitation Sector Nepal – 28-29 January 2013 (International). Masse Niang (FATO President) Isabelle Urseau (Scientific Committee President). Summary.

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Experience of an Organization of Rehabilitation Professionals in Africa

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  1. Experience of an Organization of Rehabilitation Professionalsin Africa Challenges of the Sustainability of Physical Rehabilitation Sector Nepal – 28-29 January 2013 (International) Masse Niang (FATO President) Isabelle Urseau (Scientific Committee President)

  2. Summary • Reminder of the FATO path • FATO achievements • FATO limits • Current challenges (Survey and National plans, Advisory Committee) • Perspectives

  3. Reminder of context Lack of formal sharing of experiences between orthoprothesists at national and regional levels; Lack of continuing education of professionals; Difficulty of access to information for professionals; Lack of professional recognition by the various public health authorities of the majoritry of the african countries.

  4. FATO path • For several years: involvement of many international organizations in the offer of rehabilitation services which remain insufficient in regards to the expectations of the persons with disabilities • To coordinate the change into a national/action plan for the medium and long term • FATO, WHO, ICRC/SFD collaboration – few background

  5. Few achievements

  6. Few achievements • Organization every two years of scientific meetings: • Niamey in Niger in 2002 • Lomé in Togo in 2004 • Dakar in Senegal in 2005 • Kigali in Rwanda in 2007 • Hamamet in Tunisia in 2009 • And Arusha in Tanzania in 2011

  7. FATO limits

  8. On going challengesSurvey and National plans Interviewers, Kenya team THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!

  9. Limits and current challenges Quality of data base Missing data Internships Follow up of countries between congresses

  10. File rate(revision > 45%)

  11. Limits and current challenges • To strengthen, synthesize and organize the collected data with the survey through relevance groups and key indicators • To link with the WHO World Report on Disability recommendations • To shift from the data collection to the revision or development of national plans, and monitoring • Tchad example • Re mobilize participating countries and new ones to use the revised data base tools

  12. Personnel in link with rehabilitation (weighted index – with basis 100)- MD + specialized HR + benchworkers -

  13. National commitment in social protection and rehabilitation sectors - 2 new indicators -

  14. National policiesSocial and Disability/Rehabilitation

  15. Elaboration of Countries, HR, Mapping of services cards

  16. New synthesis

  17. VI FATO International congress Next congress in Ivory Coast in September 2013. Addressing barriers to development of rehabilitation: Good practices for the national plans

  18. On going challenges Advisory Committee

  19. Perspectives Observatory of practices in the health/rehabilitation field in Africa…??? ISPO 2015 in France ISPO 2017!!!!!! South Africa First congress of African confederation of rehabilitation professionals

  20. L.R.B.B.O Fédération Africaine des Techniciens Orthoprothésistes FATO Institut Suédois des Aides Techniques OMS PARTENAIRES

  21. CONTACTS Boîte postale : 06 BP 9882 Ouagadougou 06 - Burkina Faso Téléphone / Fax : +226 50 38 77 41 E-mail/courriel : fato@fatoafrique.org Web : www.fatoafrique.org

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