Implementation of joint ICD-ICF to measure disability in Thailand

Chompunut Pongakkasira, MD.Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Centre (WHO-CC)

And Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health

The 6th Meeting of the APN of WHO-FIC, Bangkok 17-19 July, 2013

IntroductionThai legislation; people who considered disabled would receive : assistive devices as needed and

: earn 500 Baht a month

Disability is divided into 7 categories without severity measurement The disability is primarily determined by clinician based on

impairment together with activity limitation

To collect the more accurate data on disability in Thailand

Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Centre and Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health developed

a screening tool for severity of disability by linking of ICD and ICF

This is the first time in Thailand to apply ICF in Registered people with disability

This simple screening tool would provide a large amount of information for a limited cost

Bureau of Policy and Strategy,Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Centre

Expert Committees

9 corse

tsField Trial 30

casesField Trial 1655 cases

Final 9 corsets4 courses training all over the

countryPolicy advocacy : 1 October 2013Report to MoPH; Disability folder

+Method

Field trial 1655 cases Hospital number (cases)

King Prapokklao 198

Surin 434

Prae 199

Bangbuathong 103

Maelao 100

Tasae 100

Dansai 102

Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Centre 200

Queen Sirikit Institute of Child’s Health 220

Total 1656