ABSTRACT
In Africa about 133 million people lived with disabilities which were mainly the sequelae of infectious disease, war or trau-ma accidents, single organ dysfunction, refractive error and some others. Medical rehabilitation and community-based rehabilitation could only meet 5%~55%of their rehabilitation needs. Weak infrastructure, poverty and lack of funds, negative attitudes and the monotonous hu-man and culture environments restricted the development of rehabilitation medicine in Africa. Chinese model of rehabilitation medicine seemed to be suitable for Africa. Chinese medical teams in Africa could do a lot in admissions of the disabled, improving hardware condi-tions, training of professionals, developing new technology and expanding the prestige of rehabilitation medicine.
ABSTRACT
@#In Africa about 133 million people lived with disabilities which were mainly the sequelae of infectious disease, war or trauma accidents, single organ dysfunction, refractive error and some others. Medical rehabilitation and community-based rehabilitation could only meet 5%~55% of their rehabilitation needs. Weak infrastructure, poverty and lack of funds, negative attitudes and the monotonous human and culture environments restricted the development of rehabilitation medicine in Africa. Chinese model of rehabilitation medicine seemed to be suitable for Africa. Chinese medical teams in Africa could do a lot in admissions of the disabled, improving hardware conditions,training of professionals, developing new technology and expanding the prestige of rehabilitation medicine.
ABSTRACT
@#To be one of the programs of medical foreign aid for Africa as Sent Successfully, Standing Firmly, Being Popular, and Needed Forever, rehabilitation medicine should be based on the core idea, identify the commencement, focus on key points and cultivate the turning points.