Introduction
- CBR in the Pacific was introduced by international NGOs like CBM and Helen Keller International in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was largely provided by disability service providers in mainly 4 Pacific Island countries Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
- Participants from the Pacific attended the 2nd Asia-Pacific CBR Congress in Manila, Philippines in 2011, they met World Health Organisations (WHO) officials and requested support from WHO to expand CBR in the Pacific.