Why Rehabilitation?
摘要
This chapter provides some context on rehabilitation services for people with major limb loss in Uganda. It outlines the prevalence of limb loss and the legacy that humanitarian approaches to overseas development assistance have had on rehabilitation services. It then sets the global policy context that is stimulating and framing the development of the first Ugandan National Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Strategic Plan. The chapter then introduces the Fit-4-Purpose complex intervention project and outlines the structure of the book.