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I'm Myra Anubi and this is People Fixing the World from the BBC World Service.
Now,
every week you and I shift our focus away from what's broken in our world and instead we find out about what we can fix.
Today we're learning about new approaches that can help people who've been sick to live longer,
happier and more independent lives with a bracelet for people who suffered a stroke.
At the time I didn't have any movement in this arm and then I came here and had the tap test and then it was almost like a week after I started to get a little bit of movement.
And a website bringing physiotherapy to all.
It's thought that about 2.6 billion people, so one in every three people in the world,
are currently living with a health condition that could benefit from rehabilitation.
Though you might not be one of them, you most likely know someone who is.
The World Health Organization says
that access to rehabilitation in many low and middle income countries is patchy at best.
So people are missing out on these vital services, which can include physical exercise, speech therapy and education.
The WHO wanted to try to bridge the gap in the shortest time possible,
so they decided to train doctors and nurses in seven countries to deliver basic rehabilitation locally.