Kano has no speech physiotherapist – Health Commissioner
- ✦He described the missing role as a “speech physiotherapist” and said residents sometimes had to travel to Ibadan or arrange for a specialist to visit Kano.“We realised that we don’t have a single speech physiotherapist in Kano and perhaps in the entire North.
- Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, has said the state lacks a specialist in speech rehabilitation, leaving patients needing the service dependent on professionals from other locations.Speaking at the 66th Annual Scientific Conference and 67th Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy in Kano, Labaran said the government planned to sponsor specialised training to address the gap.
- We either have to bring a specialist from Ibadan or travel there,” he said.
- He described the missing role as a “speech physiotherapist” and said residents sometimes had to travel to Ibadan or arrange for a specialist to visit Kano.“We realised that we don’t have a single speech physiotherapist in Kano and perhaps in the entire North.
Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, has said
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What is the latest development regarding Kano State?
Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, has said the state lacks a specialist in speech rehabilitation, leaving patients needing the service dependent on professionals from other locations.Speaking at the 66th Annual Scientific Conference and 67th Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy in Kano, Labaran said the government planned to sponsor specialised training to address the gap.
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We either have to bring a specialist from Ibadan or travel there,” he said.
What are the broader implications of this development?
He described the missing role as a “speech physiotherapist” and said residents sometimes had to travel to Ibadan or arrange for a specialist to visit Kano.“We realised that we don’t have a single speech physiotherapist in Kano and perhaps in the entire North.
