The response of world aid organizations was to shift funding from city-based hospitals to rural community programs.
While electing the executive body one must ensure that committee represents with competent and committed people.
Around the world there are existing networks: large and small, formal and informal, active and inactive, etc.
Twenty-four country representatives have nominated and selected among CBR promoters/implementers/practitioners, including persons with disabilities, taking gender equity, organizational and regional diversity into consideration.
Members present in the meeting have taken the responsibility to form the CBR Asia-Pacific Network, draft a constitution, draw a future plan of actions and take it forward (as a continuation of dialogue) with support from the Asia-Pacific Center on Disability (APCD) as the secretariat of the Network.