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What is the World Rehabilitation Alliance?
The World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) is a WHO-hosted global network of 120+ organizations that advocates for the implementation of the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 Initiative and World Health Assembly resolution WHA76.6 on strengthening rehabilitation in health systems.
Its members include governments, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, professional bodies, academic institutions, philanthropic organizations and private sector entities, united by a shared commitment to strengthening rehabilitation in health systems and advancing functioning within global health and development.
4 August 2026
Strategic Plan 2025–2030
Advancing Rehabilitation and Functioning in Health Systems Globally
WHO news on Rehabilitation
Membership
Why join?
Members help carry rehabilitation into global and national policy, connect and exchange experience with 120+ organizations, and showcase their work through Alliance events and campaigns. Why join the World Rehabilitation Alliance
Who can join?
Member States and State bodies; intergovernmental organizations; nongovernmental organizations; philanthropic foundations; academic institutions; and the private sector, including international business associations (one representative entity per sector). Individuals are not eligible. Applicants should be working in rehabilitation, nationally or internationally, with at least three years of proven experience, and have an established structure, constitution and accountability mechanism.
How to apply
Applications are open throughout the year. New members are approved twice a year, in January and July, following an assessment and due diligence process in line with WHO rules and policies, so please apply well in advance. Orientation workshops for new members take place in December and June. The Alliance has two membership tiers: Active members contribute directly to WRA activities and outputs; General members engage through alignment, advocacy and wider Alliance activities.
The expertise and collaboration of WRA members is fundamental for achieving WRA's goal of raising the profile of rehabilitation at a global, regional, national and local level, and supporting efforts to strengthen rehabilitation in health systems through advocacy actions. We would like to acknowledge the significant expertise and contributions of our WRA members.
Adopted by participants at the ISPRM World Congress 2026 in Vancouver, the Call-to-Action positions rehabilitation as a core component of road safety and...
One in three people globally lives with a condition that could benefit from rehabilitation. In many countries, more than half of those who need rehabilitation...
The 2030 Agenda is not only a set of goals but a governance architecture: what it measures determines what is financed, prioritized, and held to account.
8 July 2026
Rehabilitation in Primary Care
On the gap between political acknowledgement and operational inclusion in primary health care.
WHA79 Official side-event - Event report
Other resources
- Policy brief: Rehabilitation, a key strategy in addressing noncommunicable diseases
- Statement: EB156 statement on health and care workforce
- Statement: EB156 statement on universal health coverage
- Meeting report: World Rehabilitation Alliance, Geneva, 12–13 July 2023
- Webinar: Health policy and systems research, presentation slides
- Video: The power of Health Policy and Systems Research to transform rehabilitation
- Editorial: A call to action to accelerate progress
- Article: Wonca News
Stay connected
To explore partnership with the Alliance, contact acollins@who.int.