Convene regional events to systematically review data by area, demonstrate analysis options and application of results to policy development. 3.2 Reform national data Include disability in national data Provide technical guidance to Provide technical and financial collection systems, including collection systems and provide support Member States support to Member States health information systems, to disability disaggregated data developing and/or reforming developing and/or reforming routinely include sex and wherever possible. national data collection systems, national data collection systems to disability data based including health information strengthen the disability on ICF. systems to strengthen the component. disability component. 3.3 Invest in and strengthen Work with research funding Develop, publish and disseminate Support Member States and the research on priority disability agencies to ensure that disability evidence-based guidelines for Secretariat in conducting research issues focusing particularly on is included as a priority issue Member States and partners on on priority disability issues. the key objectives of this action priority disability issues. Support research on priority plan disability issues including needs Collaborate with research partners and unmet needs for services, to conduct and steward research barriers to service delivery, and on priority disability issues, for health and rehabilitation eg. Noncommunicable outcomes. disability. 3.4 Strengthen capacity and build Develop and implement a strategy Collaborate with Member States Provide technical and financial a critical mass of for strengthening and building and key national and international support to Member States to researchers in a range of human resource capacity in the partners to develop strategies to develop and implement strategies including epidemiology, disciplines area of disability research, strengthen and build human to strengthen and build human disability studies, health and including for DPOs
Convene regional events to systematically review data by area, demonstrate analysis options and application of results to policy development. 3.2 Reform national data collection systems, including health information systems, to routinely include sex and disability data based on ICF. Include disability in national data collection systems and provide disability disaggregated data wherever possible. Provide technical guidance to support Member States developing and/or reforming national data collection systems, including health information systems to strengthen the disability component. Provide technical and financial support to Member States developing and/or reforming national data collection systems to strengthen the disability component. 3.3 Invest in and strengthen research on priority disability issues focusing particularly on the key objectives of this action plan Work with research funding agencies to ensure that disability is included as a priority issue Support research on priority disability issues including needs and unmet needs for services, barriers to service delivery, and health and rehabilitation outcomes. Develop, publish and disseminate evidence-based guidelines for Member States and partners on priority disability issues. Collaborate with research partners to conduct and steward research on priority disability issues, for eg. Noncommunicable disability. Support Member States and the Secretariat in conducting research on priority disability issues. 3.4 Strengthen capacity and build a critical mass of researchers in a range of disciplines including epidemiology, disability studies, health and Develop and implement a strategy for strengthening and building human resource capacity in the area of disability research, including for DPOs Collaborate with Member States and key national and international partners to develop strategies to strengthen and build human Provide technical and financial support to Member States to develop and implement strategies to strengthen and build human