Rehabilitation: A Non-Negotiable Pillar of Universal Health Coverage
4 August 2026
| Brief
Overview
One in three people globally lives with a condition that could benefit from rehabilitation. In many countries, more than half of those who need rehabilitation do not receive it. Yet rehabilitation remains absent from the indicators that track Universal Health Coverage — leaving a measurable, addressable gap between political commitment and accountability. This brief sets out what is missing, why it matters, and what needs to change.
WHO Team
Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH)
Number of pages
8