Trauma rehabilitation in a teaching hospital in Antananarivo, Madagascar: current provision and patients' perspectives.

This study aims to describe the current provision of trauma rehabilitation in Antananarivo, Madagascar and explore the experiences and perspectives of users of this service in order to inform future research and service development. A qualitative study supplemented by a descriptive service review were applied in the central government hospital in Antananarivo. Registers in the rehabilitation department were analyzed for a 3 month period.

Developing a spinal cord injury rehabilitation service in Madagascar.

Rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury in many low- and middle-income countries is not avail-able or is in the early stages of development. However, rehabilitation is recognized as crucial in order to optimize functional recovery and outcomes for patients with spinal cord injury. With an increasing incidence of spinal cord injury, the unmet need for rehabilitation is huge.