ICACBR
Queen's University-
Projects
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- Current Projects
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Completed Projects
- Balkan Primary Health Care Policy
- Social Dev Centers in Post Tsunami Sri Lanka
- CBR Development in RS and BiH
- Undergrad Physiotherapy in Kosovo
- The Mushkegowuk Territory Community Rehabilitation Aides Project
- Landmine Victims Peer Counciling Project
- Introduction of CBR in Slovakia and Latvia
- CBR Devlopment Kosovo
- Canada-Latvia Collaboration
- Canada-Thailand Collaboration
- CBRED Guatemala
- Emergency Assistance to the Disabled
- War Victims Rehabilitation Project Bosnia
- Isabel and Alfred Bader's Childrens Project
- CBR Croatia
- Canada-Russia Health Social Development
- Community Based Rehabilitation Project in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- CBR Bangladesh
Canada - Latvia Collaboration, Education and Policy Development in Disability
Project Information
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Name: |
Canada - Latvia Collaboration, Education and Policy Development in Disability |
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Donors: |
$29,970 - ICACBR and Queen's University School of Rehabilitation Therapy $39,995 - Baltics Initiative Program via Federation of International Training $8,395 - Baltic Partner |
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Budget: |
$78,360 CAD |
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Duration: |
April 2000 - December 2000 |
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Primary Site: |
Riga Latvia |
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Beneficiaries: |
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Overview
In the past, Latvia, like other countries in the Baltics, had a highly institutional approach to the delivery of medical and rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities. Health professionals perceived disability as a medical problem and not a social one. In 1998, the Latvian Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, created a plan for health care reform based on primary health care. The plan's framework also identified the need for improvement in rehabilitation services for the population of disabled persons. The plan called for improvement in rehabilitation services in three different areas: policy development, professional education for rehabilitation personnel, and demonstration models of community rehabilitation services.