Basic Rehabilitation Service Availability at Primary Health Care Level

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
World Health Organization
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): Rehabilitation Indicator Menu
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Accessibility

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of facilities at primary health care (PHC) level offering a basic package for rehabilitation. The health workers have received training on the package of essential rehabilitation services and protocols, which comes with a national certification. This basic package could include the WHO Basic Rehabilitation Package or a package selected from national guidance (e.g. a basic package of health care for PHC that includes rehabilitation). Services may be provided by rehabilitation workforce or non-rehabilitation workforce through task sharing.

Numerator

Number of primary care facilities offering a basic package for rehabilitation.

Denominator

Total number of primary care facilities.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Numerator: basic package type, geographical region. Denominator: geographical region.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Preferred data source: RHIS. Other possible data sources: HHFA, service data, ministry of health administrative data.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

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

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools

Routine Health Information Systems (WHO standard facility indicator "Essential Package availability")

Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025