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title: "Nearly $2.5 million allocated for rehabilitation and assistive devices for people with disabilities"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/89905/nearly-2-5-million-allocated-for-rehabilitation-and-assistive-devices-for-people-with-disabilities
published: 2026-11-10T18:50:00Z
language: en
author: "Elena Munteanu"
section: "Social"
source: moldova1.md
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# Nearly $2.5 million allocated for rehabilitation and assistive devices for people with disabilities

> A $2.5 million project will fund a digital disability case-management system and a laboratory to develop and test assistive technologies. It will also provide wheelchairs, walking frames, canes, prostheses, and specialized eyewear.

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A $2.5 million project will fund a digital disability case-management system and a laboratory to develop and test assistive technologies. It will also provide wheelchairs, walking frames, canes, prostheses, and specialized eyewear.

The initiative will be implemented over the next two years with financial support from the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), through the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund.

Through this project, the authorities aim to improve access for persons with disabilities to quality rehabilitation services and the assistive devices they need to lead as independent a life as possible.

"It is important to identify existing barriers and improve services based on the needs of the beneficiaries," stated the Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Natalia Plugaru, at the project launch event.

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With a budget of 2,497,391 dollars—equivalent to 44.8 million lei—the project represents the first tripartite cooperation initiative between the Government of the Republic of Moldova, the Government of China, and the United Nations Development Programme.

According to data presented during the event, approximately 160,000 people in the Republic of Moldova have a recognised disability, representing 6.7% of the resident population.

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The labor market participation rate for persons with disabilities is only 18.4%, compared to 48.1% for persons without disabilities. Access to rehabilitation services and assistive devices is limited by outdated equipment, long waiting periods, and complex procedures.

Under these circumstances, women in the family bear a large share of the responsibility for care.