Experts stress on need for access to rehabilitation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Experts stress on need for access to rehabilitation

The Hindu  

Asserting the need for affordable and accessible rehabilitation, participants at the 53rd annual conference of the Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at NIMHANS stressed on a need to develop manpower with expertise in rehabilitation. The conference, with the theme ‘Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Advancing Rehabilitation for All’, highlighted the urgent need to address the growing disability burden globally and in India. In his inaugural address, B. N. Gangadhar, Chairperson of the National Medical Commission, stressed on the need for rehabilitation to be kept affordable while being made available across the country. P. Thirunavukkarasu, presiding officer of IAPMR, emphasised on the need for teaching disability etiquette during undergraduate medical education and developing manpower with expertise in rehabilitation. Maheswarappa B. M., acting president of the Karnataka chapter of IAPMR, expressed confidence in the future of medical rehabilitation and the need to address shortage of rehabilitation professionals across India.

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Rehab is big business

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Training for rehabilitation
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Training for rehabilitation

The Hindu  

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