Government to set up a Board for allied Healthcare professionals

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Healthcare professionals like physiotherapists, pathology technologists and medical radiation technologists are playing a vital role in delivering health care in the nation. And to acknowledge their efforts, the government has taken a decision to set up a separate Board to ensure proper standards and their professional development. A platform for standardization of courses and curriculum will be provided, by the National Board for Allied health sciences, in various fields such as physiotherapy, optometry, speech language pathology, medical lab technology and radiography.

According to a study, India has a shortage of around 6.4 million allied health professionals. Regulatory bodies or councils are there only for doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.

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