Author: Rapheth Gilbert

The 2017 Global Burden of Disease study shows that disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) caused by lifestyle diseases in Africa is almost equivalent to the combined DALYs from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional (CMNN) conditions, and is projected to exceed deaths due to these conditions by 2030.

Home health care aims at helping you to get better, regain your independence, become as self-sufficient as possible, maintain your current condition or level of function and slow decline or disability.

Damage to the joints from disease or injury can interfere with movement and cause a lot of pain. Pain in the joints, also called arthralgia, can limit an individual from functioning and participating in meaningful activities thus affecting one’s quality of life.

Physical and rehabilitation medicine plays important roles across different levels of healthcare systems, from prevention, promotion, treatment and support to rehabilitation. It improves the quality of lives of people living with various forms of disabling conditions. Provision of these services is effective in reducing the burden of disability, thus enhancing opportunities for everyone.

Sustainable behaviors and practices maintain the body in balance and in optimal functioning state that reduce risk of disease.