Africa: Health Progress in Africa Leaves More People Living With Disabilities - Rehabilitation Is the Next Challenge

Africa: Health Progress in Africa Leaves More People Living With Disabilities - Rehabilitation Is the Next Challenge

Analysis - Conversations around health progress in Africa usually focus on lives saved. And rightly so. Across the continent, people are living longer than they did a generation ago. Advances in prevention, treatment and public health have reduced deaths from many major diseases and improved survival for millions. But there is another side to this success story that receives far less attention: quality of life.

Health progress in Africa leaves more people living with disabilities: rehabilitation is the next challenge

Conversations around health progress in Africa usually focus on lives saved. And rightly so. Across the continent, people are living longer than they did a generation ago. Advances in prevention, treatment and public health have reduced deaths from many major diseases and improved survival for millions. But there is another side to this success story that receives far less attention: quality of life. As a physiotherapist and rehabilitation resea…

Africa: Health Progress in Africa Leaves More People Living With Disabilities – Rehabilitation Is the Next Challenge

Conversations around health progress in Africa usually focus on lives saved. And rightly so. Across the continent, people are living longer than they did a generation ago. Advances in prevention, treatment and public health have reduced deaths from many major diseases and improved survival for millions. But there is another side to this success story […]

Rising Disability in Africa Highlights Need for Expanded Rehabilitation Services

New Global Burden of Disease data show that while African life expectancy climbs, years lived with disability are surging, urging health systems to prioritize rehabilitation.