'Physiotherapists should be given importance in healthcare'

Staff Correspondent: Saima Wazed Hossain, Chairperson of Bangladesh National Advisory Committee for Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorders, has put emphasis on forming a regulatory body comprising physiotherapists and other professionals concerned for the children with autism.

She said, "ike other health professionals, physiotherapists must be given the same importance in providing healthcare facilities."

She said this while making her presentation at the inaugural function of a two-day international conference of rehabilitation professionals at Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh (KIB) in the capital on Friday.

The two-day long first international conference has been arranged by Bangladesh physiotherapy Association (BPA).
 

Saima Wazed said physiotherapists and rehabilitation professionals are neglected in the country and common people have no clear idea about them.

"We've to understand rehabilitation services. We must know people's physical behaviors, words and mental health," she said.

Noting that dynamism must be brought in the daily activities of the people with disabilities, Saima Wazed said, "Alongside their daily activities, we've to provide our cooperation to them for improving their mental health. It is the responsibility of all for ensuring their dignified life." 

She urged the physiotherapists and rehabilitation professionals to conduct research on health sector aiming to generate knowledge for the development of this sector.

risingbd/Dhaka/December 22, 2017/Saon/A K Azad