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Glossary

rehabilitation

Short Description: What is rehabilitation?

Long Description: 

Rehabilitation may include measures to provide and/or restore functions, or compensate for the loss or absence of a function or for a functional limitation. The rehabilitation process does not just involve initial medical care. It includes a wide range of measures and activities from more basic and general rehabilitation to goal-oriented activities, for instance vocational rehabilitation.

what´s happening

CCBRT, AMREF and Barclays take a step ahead together for maternal and child health
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personal stories

Thursday, 2010-06-03 07:26

Abandoned by her father at birth, Agnes, from south west Tanzania, has lived for 15 years on the...

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

Hamis' sight was restored following surgery to treat his cataract.
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