Nigeria’s rehabilitation crisis deepens as 80% of occupational therapists leave
The Acting Registrar of the Federal School of Occupational Therapy (FSOT), Lagos, Mrs Philomena Omoike, raised the alarm at the institution’s 20th and 21st combined convocation, where 93 students graduated.
AS FSOT graduates 93 studentsBy Chioma Obinna Nigeria is facing an acute shortage of occupational therapists, with about 80 per cent of those trained in the country reportedly leaving for greener pastures, worsening access to rehabilitation services for more than 200 million Nigerians.
She welcomed the Federal Government’s approval for occupational therapy programmes to be established in 20 universities across the country, but warned that a shortage of qualified lecturers could hamper implementation.
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