HHRDβs Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation Program gives hope and dignity back to those living with disabilities. With your support, we provide prosthetics, mobility aids, physiotherapy, and training that help individuals walk, work, and thrive again.
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wheelchairs distributed in 2024
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Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation Centers provide a wide range of services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, speech and language pathology, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics (assistive devices), and hearing aids. The provision of wheelchairs is also a key project in 20 countries.
As a leader to empower lives, creating opportunities and strengthen the bond of humanity.
As a leader to empower lives, creating opportunities and strengthen the bond of humanity.
The main objectives are to provide quality rehabilitation services, advocacy, and raise awareness for people with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular conditions and disabilities. CPRP has four major interventions:
β’ Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation Centers
β’ Artificial Limbs and Assistive Devices (Prosthetics and Orthotics)
β’ Hearing aids for children
β’ Wheelchair distributionΒ
Other objectives include sponsoring persons with disabilities, screening and managing impairments, using latest techniques, providing lifelong rehabilitation, integrating rehabilitation into healthcare, and hosting training.Β
The program is integrated with the Children With Disabilities Program and Healthcare and Nutrition Program to provide comprehensive services under one roof. It also supports theΒ Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences (HHIRS) in Mansehra, affiliated with Medical Universities in Pakistan, focusing on producing well-qualified and trained human resource in addition to boosting research and development activities in this field.Β
The primary goal is to rehabilitate patients physically, mentally, socially, economically, and make them independent and productive members of societyΒ
Additional goals include maximizing potential for those with impairments, minimizing disabling effects of chronic conditions, helping avoid hospitalization, enabling return to work and independence, improving quality of life, and teaching self-management skills.
The centers offer consolidated rehabilitation services including physical therapy (for males, females, and pediatrics), occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychotherapy, prosthetics and orthotics.
Right now, there are nine centers serving in Pakistan, located at Mansehra, Chakwal, Shaheed Benazirabad, Lower Dir, Bahawalpur, Quetta, Muzaffarabad, Lakki Marwat and Talagang; while, four more centers are in pipeline and will be operational by the end of 2025.
Two centers are in Afghanistan, located in Kabul and Jalalabad.Β





