Making distribution of wheelchairs sustainable: A Wheels for the World program in North India, October 2015

Authors

  • Jubin Varghese Emmanuel Health Association
  • Nicole Hughes Nossal Institute for Global Health The University of Melbourne
  • Nathan Grills Nossal Institute for Global Health The University of Melbourne
  • Mukesh Kumar
  • Lawrence Singh
  • Raj Kumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v2i2.95

Keywords:

wheelchair distribution, disability, India, sustainability,

Abstract

A description of a program carried out in October 2015 in North India of distribution of wheelchairs and other assistive devices for persons with disabilities.  Applying cooperative approaches through churches, NGOs and networks, outside resources were utilized to develop a sustainable approach to meeting identified disability needs in low-resource settings.

Author Biographies

Jubin Varghese, Emmanuel Health Association

BA, Clinical Psychology, Christian Medical College, Velore

Deputy Director of Community Health and Disability Program Manager, Emmanuel Health Association, India

Nicole Hughes, Nossal Institute for Global Health The University of Melbourne

BA, physiotherapy, University of Melbourne

Nossal Institute for Global Health

Nathan Grills, Nossal Institute for Global Health The University of Melbourne

Glossal Institute of Global Health University of Melbourne, Australia
Assiciate Editor for Academia, CJGH

Mukesh Kumar

BA, B.TH, Project Officer, Herbertpur Christian Hospital, Emmanuel Hospital Association, India

Lawrence Singh

B.Sc, Project Coordinator, Agnes-Kunze Societ

References

Krizack, M. International Wheelchair Standards Organizing Committee Formed, Disability World, 27, 2007. [Available at: http://www.disabilityworld.org/12-01_06/wheelchairstandards.shtml]

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Published

2015-11-05

How to Cite

Varghese, J., Hughes, N., Grills, N., Kumar, M., Singh, L., & Kumar, R. (2015). Making distribution of wheelchairs sustainable: A Wheels for the World program in North India, October 2015. Christian Journal for Global Health, 2(2), 72–75. https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v2i2.95

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Short Communications / Field Reports

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