Osun State Set To Recruit More Physiotherapists

Rauf-Aregbesola

The Osun state Government has announced its plans to recruit more Physiotherapists to improve the quality of physiotherapy services to the people of the state of Osun.

The Physiotherapy departments in all the State Hospitals would also be rehabilitated and equipped with modern facilities for better services.

The Head of Service (HOS) state Government of Osun, Mr. Sunday Owoeye gave this assurance as the guest of honour at the programme for the Luncheon and Award ceremony to mark the end of the 3rd biennial Workshop organized by the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (N.S.P), Osun State Chapter, held at Leisure Spring Hotel.

The HOS who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Hospitals Management Board (HMB), Engr. Olusegun Aduroja also doubled as the Chairman of the occasion.

In his keynote address, the Chairman enjoined the Physiotherapists who are into private practice to register fully with the state Government of Osun and pay their taxes regularly as at when due.

The Awardees of the day were: Professor Akeem Lasisi, the Chief Medical Director of LAUTECH and Professor T.O Bello, the Head of Department of Radiology, LAUTECH Osogbo.

The two Awardees pledged their continued support for the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapists.