Globally, an estimated 2.4 billion people live with a health condition that could benefit from rehabilitation. Despite this, the need for rehabilitation continues to go unmet in many countries. In some low- and middle-income countries, more than 50% of people who require rehabilitation do not access the services they need. Recognizing this challenge, Cochrane has joined the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA), a World Health Organization global network of stakeholders which aims to support the implementation of the Rehabilitation2030 initiative by jointly advocating.

Cochrane Rehabilitation and the Indonesian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PERDOSRI) are pleased to announce the signature of a collaboration agreement. PERDOSRI is an organization that oversees physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists in the territory of Indonesia. Their vision focuses on the realization of professional quality, integrity, and excellence nationally and internationally.

The Annual Report 2021 of Cochrane Rehabilitation is ready.

In February 2022, the Cochrane Governing Board approved a new model for producing Cochrane evidence syntheses, following a community consultation process. One need that has emerged is that Cochrane needs to evolve its review format.

Cochrane organized a series of webinars focused on the Future of Evidence Synthesis change program. There will be Project-focused sessions alternating with sessions built around topics or questions from specific Cochrane Groups. Through this link you will find a form through which you can suggest what topics will be covered in upcoming Future of Evidence Synthesis webinars. 

The European Forum for Research in Rehabilitation (EFRR) is the major multidisciplinary rehabilitation research forum in Europe. During the next webinar, on May 19, 2022, from 19:00 to 20:00, Carlotte Kiekens and Stefano Negrini will talk about “The new definition of rehabilitation developed by Cochrane Rehabilitation with all the major global stakeholders,” an initiative promoted by Cochrane Rehabilitation to define a comprehensive rehabilitation definition for scientific purposes.

Cochrane Rehabilitation and The French Society of Physiotherapy are pleased to announce the signature of a partnership. Here is a brief description of the SFP and its organization:

The Cochrane Early Career Professional Network will host a session on April 28th, 2022, with Chiara Arienti, Coordinator at Cochrane Rehabilitation, and Pierre Côté, Professor at Ontario Tech University. Introduced by Joel Pollet, the session will consist of two presentations:

Cochrane Rehabilitation and the Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (IDRR) at

The Learning Live series by Cochrane Training will host two free interactive webinars (held twice to cover global timezones) on physical rehabilitation after stroke. The webinars are 90 minutes each and are primarily aimed at people with an interest in, or experience of, physical rehabilitation after stroke. You will hear why, and how, a group of stroke survivors, carers, and physiotherapists worked together to co-develop a model that describes physical rehabilitation after stroke.