Using the package of interventions for rehabilitation in Georgia

Overview

The Package of interventions for rehabilitation (PIR) outlines the most essential interventions for rehabilitation for 20 health conditions, together with information on the required material resources and workforce that is usually skilled to deliver these interventions. As such, the PIR presents an indispensable resource for countries when planning for and budgeting the integration of rehabilitation services into their health systems. This report illustrates the use of the PIR in developing a first rehabilitation service package in Georgia. It demonstrates how the PIR was used to prioritize the target population for this service package, as well as how information on interventions for rehabilitation was used to define the service package, and how the costing of it was informed. Insights into the steps that were taken to implement the service package are also described. Together with the lessons learned from these processes, this report provides valuable information on how countries can use the PIR when developing a rehabilitation service package and the practical aspects to be considered during implementation.