A new intervention in Jordan, supported by OCHA and dedicated to health protection and access to rights for people with disabilities, has started: it is called 'Adreen' and will continue for the next eight months.
The work will focus mainly in the rural areas of the country and in particular in Ramtha, a border area with Syria, which is home to a high number of people with severe war injuries. The project is particularly aimed at the most marginalised people, who find it difficult to access essential health services: in addition to their motor limitations or lack of adequate facilities, social stigma and discrimination towards disabilities and chronic medical conditions play a central role in the isolation of the community we want to reach.
To improve health conditions, as always, but also to contribute to the social inclusion of those who often remain cut off due to what are considered limitations. For this action, we will work together with the Al Hussein Society Jordan Centre for Training and Inclusion, a pioneering centre for the treatment of physical, sensory and psychosocial disabilities, which has long been committed to providing services to the most marginalised communities by promoting the autonomy and integration of people with disabilities.
At the heart of the project is the operation of mobile clinics, on board of which aə physiotherapist, aə psychologist and anə occupational therapist will be available for in-depth examinations, with the aim of identifying the needs of patients with physical and psychomotor disabilities, and other family members in need of specialised medical assistance. A radio campaign will also be launched to inform the population about the intervention, the services available, and how to access the mobile clinic units, aiming to raise awareness in the community about disabilities and the importance of integration.
After the examinations, doctors and experts will advise the assisted persons on the best treatment and interventions at state medical facilities, to which we will accompany them, including financially. We will then organise rehabilitation sessions according to specific individual needs, including at home for those who are unable to travel to hospitals. War wounded and people suffering from severe degenerative diseases will be the priorities of our intervention, which together with the Al Hussein centre aims at providing mobility aids needed to assist patients but not yet available in Jordan.
Furthermore, thanks to the intervention of occupational therapy experts, we will intervene on the architectural barriers to be eliminated and on any places in the homes of the people reached to be modified according to their motor needs. Attempting to build a safe and comfortable environment around them. And continuing to build bridges and break down walls. Especially when it comes to architectural or mental barriers that do not guarantee equal rights to allə.
