The status of health emergency preparedness planning for rehabilitation defined by the percentage of key components included in (sub)national health emergency preparedness plans that are up to date. Eight key components for rehabilitation that should be included in health emergency preparedness plans are: – Risk assessment that includes considerations of surges in rehabilitation needs and threats to essential rehabilitation services. – Designation of a rehabilitation focal person for health emergency preparedness and response. – Description of rehabilitation stockpiles or supply chain analysis if stockpiles are not required. – Review of key rehabilitation infrastructure, with a requirement for key facilities to have conducted risk assessments and developed evacuation plans. – Mapping of critical rehabilitation services with the development of adapted rehabilitation referral pathways based on the risk assessment. – Rehabilitation workforce surge plan. – Rehabilitation services continuity plan. – Integration of rehabilitation into (sub)national multidisciplinary, multisectoral health emergency preparedness plan.

Number of key components for rehabilitation preparedness planning that have been included in (sub)national health emergency preparedness plans.

Eight key components for rehabilitation preparedness planning that should be included in health emergency preparedness plans.

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Preferred data source: (Sub)national health emergency preparedness plan, (sub)national dedicated rehabilitation emergency preparedness plan, preparedness plans from key facilities.

World Health Organization (WHO). Rehabilitation indicator menu. 2nd edition. 2023. Accessed September 2023. Available from: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440

Rehabilitation indicator menu 2023 2nd edition: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440