79th WHA Individual Statements
The World Federation of Chiropractic and the World Rehabilitation Alliance stress that rehabilitation must be fully integrated into primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and people-centered systems.
As highlighted in the Director-General’s report, strong primary health care underpins integrated care across the life course. Yet rehabilitation remains insufficiently embedded, leaving millions without timely, appropriate, affordable services . Integration enables early identification of functional needs, coordinated referrals, and continuity of care, reducing avoidable hospitalizations and long-term limitations.
We call for deliberate action: inclusion in essential service packages, a competent workforce, sustainable financing, functioning data in health information systems, and effective referral pathways. Rehabilitation is foundational to resilient, equitable PHC.