Nigeria: Tertiary Health Institutions Tasked On Occupational Therapy

A CALL has gone to tertiary health institutions in the country to encourage the development of occupational therapy as a medical profession by introducing courses and programmes that would enable affiliation with the School of Occupational Therapy, Oshodi, Lagos.

Making the call during the convocation ceremony of the 7th graduating set of students from the School, Medical Director, Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Rahman Lawal, advocated for development of the sub-specialty of occupational therapy was not accorded its rightful position.

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