ReLAB-HS focuses on integrating rehabilitation services into primary health care (PHC). Despite the global commitment to achieve Universal Health Coverage, there is an unmet need for rehabilitation and assistive technology (AT) services. The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes the integration of rehabilitation into health systems to address this unmet need. In Uganda, PHC is overstretched due to staffing shortages, limited resources, and training, and most rehabilitation services are provided by secondary- and tertiary-level facilities located in urban areas.
To guide program implementation in Uganda, ReLAB-HS and its collaborators aimed to identify strategies for integrating rehabilitation into PHC facilities, address access issues and leverage community resources in target districts — Gulu, Lira, Iganga, and Mayuge.