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Glossary

disability

Short Description: What is disability?

Long Description: 

The term disability denotes the interaction between a person with an impairment or functional limitation arising from a person’s physical, intellectual, or mental condition and the negative barriers of the environment (including attitudes and beliefs, etc.) which result in social exclusion, increased exposure and vulnerability to poverty. Disability is largely a
social and development issue.

what´s happening

CCBRT, AMREF and Barclays take a step ahead together for maternal and child health
So you think you understand disability? CCBRT at the Goat Races 2013
CCBRT, the Ministry of Finance of Tanzania and KfW sign an EUR 8.5million agreement for CCBRT Maternity and Newborn Hospital

personal stories

Thursday, 2010-06-03 07:41

The fans whirr overhead on this hot day in Dar es Salaam as Anna lies on her hospital bed nursing...

CCBRT statistics
In 2012 we
  • carried out 501 fistula surgeries
  • performed 7750 eye surgeries 
  • received 243 club feet patients for surgery
  • performed 428 cleft lip/palate surgeries
  • carried out 855 plastic/reconstructive and other orthopaedic surgeries
  • produced 1347 prosthetics and orthotics

changing lives

Flora walks to school with her friends, despite being born with cerebral palsy. It is not always easy for her to control her movements but, with home based rehabilitation, she can now brush her own hair and pull on her sock