Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability
We are responsible for leading, coordinating and monitoring global action to cover additional people with health services, medicines, vaccines, diagnostic and health technologies for the prevention, screening, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. We aim to advance health equity for persons with disabilities, we have a focus on sensory impairments and bring together the work on rehabilitation from across the departments and from the 3 levels of the organization.
Sensory functions, disability and rehabilitation
The Sensory Functions, Disability and Rehabilitation (SDR) unit is responsible for leading, coordinating and promoting global action to address sensory impairments, strengthen rehabilitation services in the health system, and advance health equity for persons with disabilities.
SDR's focus is comprised of the following programmatic areas:
- eye care, vision impairment and blindness
- ear and hearing care
- disability
- rehabilitation
