During private trips to Mauritius, Drs Sohur and Soopramanien, two members of the Mauritian Diaspora, separately came to the conclusion that facilities for neurological rehabilitation were not optimal. Their shared impression was that people who had had a Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), did not have access to appropriate rehabilitation care. The overall objective of this proposal was to obtain qualitative and quantitative information relating to the potential gaps in Neurological Rehabilitation Care in Mauritius. It focused on the following elements and themes:
Incidence/Prevalence of Stroke, SCI and TBI,
Types of services and infrastructure available for patients in need of Neurological Rehabilitation,
Quality of long term care provided to patients with severe Neurological Disease,
The Patient's Journey,
Human Resources available in the country for provision of Neurological Rehabilitation,
Specific training programmes available in this area,
Architectural barriers for persons with disabilities.