Advocacy Committee
Mission
The mission of the ISPO Advocacy Committee is to
- Raise public and decision-maker awareness of the value to individuals and to society of improved access to P&O care, and to
- Promote quality P&O and rehabilitation services which stems from quality training for P&O professionals, and an adequately funded P&O and rehabilitation service,
with a view to assist ISPO in furthering the overall advocacy objectives at both international and local levels:
- Drive policy developments in the P&O and rehabilitation field,
- Drive recognition of the P&O and rehabilitation profession,
- Help implement the WHO Standards for P&O service provision at regional level.
Composition 2021-23
- Rune Nilsen, Norway (Chair)
- Elizabeth Mansfield, USA (Incoming Chair)
- Soikat Ghosh, India (Member)
- Astrid Kalanga, Congo, Dem.Rep.(Member)
- Yeti Raj Niraula, Nepal (Member)
- Louise Puli, Geneva (Member)
- Jean Pierre Lissac, France (Member)
- Gisela Nieto, Panama (Member)
- Yudith Chivata, Colombia (Member)