Disability and rehabilitation: comparing comprehensive and community based rehabilitation (CBR) services in Tanzania and the Sudan

Project summary

Aim: To study organisational and professional interpretations of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in Tanzania and Sudan. This is important in light of UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (2006) and the need for disability research relevant to Southern contexts. Specific applications of CBR are studied in both countries. The way some rehabilitation services are given priority, and which groups get access to which health services is discussed. Professional roles within CBR are examined, such as training community rehabilitation volunteers. Physiotherapists are focused upon. Methodology: qualitative, comparative approach through literature and document study and interviews of key-informants in each country. Results: Knowledge relevant to North-South educational collaboration, and to user- and context appropriate rehabilitation.