A meeting was held at the State Medical-Social Expertise and Rehabilitation Agency under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population with a group of people disabled in the war.
At the meeting, Ramin Rzayev, Chairman of the Board of the Agency, provided information on the reforms carried out in the field of disability and rehabilitation in our country in recent years, and the work done to modernize the rehabilitation infrastructure. It was noted that the steps taken to ensure quality and accessibility in the field of rehabilitation, the expansion of the scope of services, and the application of alternative rehabilitation methods.
It was noted that in the post-war period, 3600 war participants, their family members and members of the families of martyrs were provided with rehabilitation and socio-psychological services in the Agency's rehabilitation centers, and these services are continuing today. Also, close cooperation was established with the world's leading companies in the field of prosthetics, "Ottobock" (Germany) and "ÖSSUR" (Iceland), and 493 servicemen were provided with 610 high-tech, latest-generation prostheses.
The war participants expressed their agreement with the modern rehabilitation system established in our country, the reforms carried out in the field of disability, the rehabilitation services and facilities for people with war-related disabilities, especially the work carried out in the field of providing them with latest-generation prostheses.
The meeting exchanged views on the reforms carried out in the field of disability and rehabilitation, and listened to the opinions and suggestions of representatives of civil society institutions.