Kano Has No Speech Physiotherapist – Health Commissioner.
Labaran said the state government is taking steps to address the shortage by sponsoring physiotherapists for specialised training to ensure that residents could access […] The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, says the state has no speech physiotherapist, forcing patients in need of specialised rehabilitation services to travel to other locations for treatment.
The commissioner spoke at the 66th Annual Scientific Conference and 67th Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy held in Kano.
The conference featured sub-themes on strategic advocacy and policy engagement for integrating physiotherapy into Nigeria’s public health system, and rehabilitation across the lifespan, focusing on disabilities arising from non-communicable diseases, trauma and infectious diseases.
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