WSTP-I is the second part of the WHO wheelchair service training package series and focusses more on addressing the needs of people who have severe difficulties in walking and moving around and also having poor postural control .
An analysis from the perspective of the health sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
Washington, D.C., 2017
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Chapitre H.1
Edition en français
Traduction : Priscille Gérardin et Malaïka Lasfar Sous la direction de : Priscille Gérardin Avec le soutien de la SFPEADA
The main purpose of the training package is to develop the minimum skills and knowledge required by personnel involved in wheelchair service delivery. An important aim of the training package is to get it integrated into the regular paramedical/rehabilitation training programs such as physiotherapy,... occupational therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, rehabilitation nursing. Towards this, WHO is posting the whole training package in the Website for the training institutes and wheelchair service providers. The easiest way to make use of the training package is to download the complete package (requires 3 GB space).
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interim guidance, 19 July 2021 (arabic version)
Moving towards equity and quality
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