Rehabilitation needs at rural primary health care settings: perspectives of health center nurses in Burera district of Rwanda
The integration of rehabilitation services in primary care is crucial to ensure rehabilitation services for all. However, this demands strategic resource distribution, to establish rehabilitation services with specialized rehabilitation professionals at all health centers. In addition, task sharing to involve nurses and community health workers in rehabilitation service delivery at primary care will increase service availability. Furthermore, implementation of community-based rehabilitation is crucial for enhancing service accessibility and utilization mainly in rural settings.
Authors
- Kari-Pekka Murtonen
- Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4987-8135)
- David Tumusiime (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-6795)
- Marie Josée Dukuzimana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7105-6618)
- Clement Muhire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6308-8084)
- K. Jokinen
- Jean Baptiste Ukwizabigira
Institutions
- JAMK University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- University of Kigali (RW)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
- Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02921-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- European Commission
- Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency