The Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria (MRTB) is set to host a meeting with the view to develop an action plan for the integration of rehabilitation into Universal Health Coverage (UHC) from the perspective of practice, training and regulation.
In a statement signed by Registrar of the Board, Prof. Rufai Yusuf Ahmad, made this known in Abuja at a meeting with staff and some rehabilitation professionals.
Prof. Ahmad said the aim of the meeting, among others, is expected to bring significant changes to Rehabilitation professionals’ practice, training, research and regulation through multidisciplinary planning and stakeholders’ engagement.
He added that the stakeholder meeting will discuss the implementation of the Rehabilitation Competency Framework, Package of interventions in Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation in Health System that was launched by the World Health Organization in August 2023.
The event, scheduled to hold on Wednesday, November 29th and Thursday, November 30th, 2023 in Abuja, would bring together health experts, government and global partners with a view to set in motion mechanisms for implementation of resolutions of the Rehabilitation 2030 agenda.
