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EMORY UNIVERSITY’S ONLY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COLLABORATING CENTRE LEADS
INITIATIVE IN THE BAHAMAS

Feb. 19, 2024


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Dr. Sara Pullen (left) with officials from the Bahamas Public Health Authority
and PAHO/WHO Office for the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Emory University's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, now designated a World
Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre (US-478), is leading efforts to
enhance the healthcare system in the Bahamas, advancing Emory's commitment to
global health rehabilitation initiatives.  

This designation currently stands as Emory’s sole WHO Collaborating Centre and
is an honor that places Emory among an elite group of just nine rehabilitation
collaborating centers worldwide and the first one in North America. The Centre
is affiliated with the WHO’s Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the
specialized international health agency whose work is focused in the Americas
and the Caribbean.

“In a world where aging populations and the prevalence of chronic diseases are
on the rise, rehabilitation stands out as a critical health strategy for the
21st century, playing a distinctive role in maximizing the well-being of the
population,” says Sara Pullen, DPT, MPH, professor of rehabilitation medicine at
Emory University School of Medicine and director of the WHO Collaborating Centre
at Emory. “We are thrilled for Emory to be playing a pivotal role as a WHO
Collaborating Centre in addressing health rehabilitation needs in the Bahamas
and across the globe.”

In 2023, the Emory WHO Collaborating Centre conducted its first Systematic
Assessment of Rehabilitation Situation (STARS) in the Bahamas. Pullen and team
spent two weeks working with local government and community healthcare workers
across two Bahamian islands. They gathered crucial information and insights into
the strengths and potential areas for development within the national healthcare
system’s rehabilitation sector.

Following the assessment, the Bahamas Ministry of Health and Wellness approved
all of the Centre’s recommendations and the project is now in the strategic
planning phase for the implementation of these changes into the national
healthcare system. 

The WHO Collaborating Centre is the first at Emory and marks a significant
milestone in the department's dedication to pioneering research and practices
that enhance rehabilitative services on a global scale.

At the core of this collaboration lies the WHO’s Rehabilitation 2030 Initiative,
a vital global initiative that brings attention to the profound unmet need for
rehabilitation worldwide and highlights the importance of strengthening health
systems to provide rehabilitation. The initiative marks a new strategic approach
for the global rehabilitation community by emphasizing:

 * Rehabilitation should be available for all the population and through all
   stages of the life course.
 * Efforts to strengthen rehabilitation should be directed toward supporting the
   health system as a whole and integrating rehabilitation into all levels of
   health care.
 * Rehabilitation is an essential health service and crucial for achieving
   universal health coverage.

Pullen and the Emory WHO team is addressing the challenges outlined in the
Global Burden of Disease report. Through cutting-edge research literature,
collaboration with local governmental and community health partners and targeted
education initiatives, the team aims to empower healthcare providers in the
rehabilitation field worldwide with the knowledge and tools needed to meet the
evolving demands of the 2030 crisis. 

Alongside Pullen, the PAHO Collaborating Centre team includes Gina Bell, DHSc,
MPH and David Burke, MD. They hope to expand the Centre by incorporating more
faculty focused on global health initiatives within the department. Together,
they are striving to foster innovation, collaboration and positive change in the
realm of global healthcare. 

For more information about the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory
University and its WHO Collaborating Centre work, please contact
rehabgh@emory.edu.



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