Holding the second meeting of the working group for the establishment of the statistics quality management system in the welfare of Semnan province

In the second meeting of the working group for the establishment of the statistical quality management system, which was held in the presence of the director general and members of the working group in the management hall of the general administration, the analytical report of the statistics and performance of the community-based rehabilitation program (CBR) in the urban and rural areas of Semnan province was presented and the indicators related to the implementation status of this program were reviewed and analyzed.

According to Ambassador Arjan of Semnan Province, in this meeting, Mahdia Yahyai, ​​an expert on welfare rehabilitation of the province, presented an analytical report on the latest statistical status and performance of the community-based rehabilitation program in urban and rural areas and explained the related indicators.

Yahyai said: The community-based rehabilitation program (CBR) is implemented with a collaborative and multi-sectoral approach, with the aim of providing the presence and participation of people with disabilities in the normal course of life and their inclusiveness in development programs; An approach that pursues the empowerment of people with disabilities, families and local communities, along with the development of inter-sectoral collaborations.

According to the expert report of the provincial welfare program (CBR), facilitating the access of people with disabilities to services and programs related to health, education, employment and social participation, increasing empowerment through self-help groups and organizations of people with disabilities, identifying and removing physical, attitudinal, communication and legal barriers, as well as strengthening cooperation between government and non-government sectors, are among the most important axes of this program.

Also, increasing social participation in the development of the CBR program, raising the awareness of people with disabilities and their families, and employees and work partners regarding the issue of disability and the rights of people with disabilities, as well as supporting initiatives, creativity and research related to inclusiveness of disability in development programs were mentioned as other specialized goals of this program.

Mahdieh Yahyai: The community-based rehabilitation program in the rural areas of the province covers 3,937 people with disabilities, and 44 intermediate and local facilitators participate in the implementation of the program in the rural areas. Also, in urban areas, 1,137 people with disabilities are covered by the program and 5 middle and local facilitators are working. This program is implemented in 341 villages and 30 low-income urban neighborhoods and includes a total of 371 villages and neighborhoods.

The program expert (CBR) of the welfare of the province continued to report: the implementation of the program is carried out with the participation of 17 centers and institutions, including 15 positive life centers and 2 institutions. Synergy and inter-departmental partnership were mentioned as one of the pillars of the implementation of the CBR program; In such a way that people with disabilities and their families, along with the local community, program facilitators and executors, health workers, villagers, teachers, social workers, self-help groups and organizations of people with disabilities, as well as related government and non-government institutions and organizations, play a role in realizing the goals of the program and providing the basis for the effective presence of people with disabilities in society.

In the continuation of the meeting: the statistical information of people with disabilities covered by the program was analyzed separately from urban and rural areas and the type of disability, and the ratio of coverage of the program in different regions of the province was also analyzed. The members of the working group, while reviewing the status of implementation of the community-based rehabilitation program (CBR) in different regions of the province and identifying the existing needs and challenges, emphasized on pursuing the necessary measures to improve the quality and expand the services.

Based on this, it was decided that by sending a letter to the representatives of the people of Shahrood and Miami in the Islamic Council, the province's Welfare Rehabilitation Deputy will do the necessary follow-up in order to develop and facilitate the provision of medical and rehabilitation services to people with disabilities in Miami. Also, the formation of a medical commission in Miami city with the aim of re-evaluating existing cases and filing new cases for people with disabilities was one of the other resolutions of this meeting.

Further, emphasizing the necessity of strengthening social participation and supporting the economic empowerment of people with disabilities, it was decided to take the necessary measures to form self-help groups and launch micro-finance funds in the framework of the community-based rehabilitation program (CBR) in Shahrood and Garmsar cities.

Barari, an expert in welfare statistics of the province, explained the 8 main axes related to the explanation of attention to the quality of official statistics and emphasized the goals, missions and executive plan of the working group and regular and monthly holding of these meetings to exchange opinions and synergy of different units to achieve the goals of the organization.