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Nation Posted On Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | United News of India
New Delhi, July 28:
The All India Occupational Therapy Association today strongly rejected the proposed National Health Bill, 2009 terming it a ''major threat'' to their profession and demanded setting up of a National Council for Occupational Therapy for proper monitoring and growth of the profession.
The association was astonished to find out that their profession, which was dedicated for treatment and care of various types of physical, mental, psycho-social and emotional dysfunction and disability, was no where visible in the proposed bill, AIOTA president Madan Warhade said in a statement.
Occupational Therapy is an independent speciality with entirely different mode of treatment. In all over country, all hospitals and medical institutions in government and private sector have separate departments of Occupational Therapy, he pointed out.
He said in spite of assurance given in Parliament, AIOTA was not consulted for the proposed National Council for Human Resource in Health (NCHRH) draft Bill-2009. Around two to three draft bills were also made but finally they were set aside for the reasons best known to Government.
In the health sector, the government has provided number of councils like medical, dental, pharmacy and nursing but the issue of setting up National Council for Occupational Therapy has been deliberately delayed in spite of government assurances.
''Members of AIOTA believe that our country needs to improve the health care delivery system by establishing the internationally accepted norms for registration and accreditation not only for occupational therapy but also for other health care professions.
''They request the government for an enactment for Central Council of Occupational Therapy or/else the recommendations of Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare which was tabled in Parliament with all proposed amendments on October 21, 2008.'' Setting up of Indian Council to govern the professions of occupational therapy has been a long pending demand since last more than 25 years that still has not been accepted.
The profession has immensely suffered due to government apathy, but still managed to grow and could make an impact in health arena, Dr Warhade said.
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