Namibia To Set Up First Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Unit

WINDHOEK, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Health and Social Services and Motor-Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund will establish Namibia's first Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Rehabilitation Unit within the Ministry of Health next year, Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) reported.

MVA chief operations officer Rosalia Martins-Hausiku said the unit will be set up in partnership with Spinalis Foundation, a Swedish charitable foundation specialising in rehabilitation of SCI survivors and promotion of research and treatment development in spinal cord injuries.

Martins-Hausiku said the setting up of the unit is part of MVA Fund's efforts to provide improved services for people injured on the road.

"The Fund has shifted focus from a compensatory scheme to rehabilitation and subsequently to transporting injured persons from crash scenes to medical facilities," she said.

"The goal is to rehabilitate sufferers to a level of independence to enable them to return to work and school and become economically productive," she said.

Medical Superintendent at Windhoek Central Hospital, Sara Shalongo, said the unit is expected to add value to effective rehabilitation and life enhancement for Namibians with spinal cord injuries.

-- BERNAMA

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Namibia To Set Up First Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Unit