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WELL DONE: Chief Secretary L.K. Tripathy awarding the graduation certificate to a student of M.Sc (Nursing) at the graduation ceremony at PPG College of Health Sciences in Coimbatore on Sunday. District Collector Neeraj Mittal (second from left), Chairman of PPG Memorial Charitable Trust L.P.Thangavelu (left) and Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University K. Meer Mustafa Hussain (second from right) are in the picture. – COIMBATORE: There may be a stagnation in the recruitment of physiotherapists now, but the future is certainly going to be bright for them, State Chief Secretary L.K.Tripathy said here on Sunday. Delivering the graduation address at the PPG College of Health Sciences, Saravanampatty, he said physiotherapists should specialise in emerging areas in health care such as Computer Related Injuries (CRI). With a majority of the youth taking to Information Technology (IT) related jobs in the country, the incidence of CRI was high and physiotherapists could play a major role in helping them deal with it. The geriatric population in the country was also increasing. They required the care of physiotherapists. Those with physical and mental disabilities too required it. Sports medicine and industries offered employment scope for physiotherapists, he added. Nursing recruitment was going on well in the Government sector after the lifting of the freeze on recruitment. Globally, there was a shortage of nurses. The U.S. had 2.3 million nurses, but the requirement was 2.8 million. Still, the percentage of availability of nurses per 1,000 people in the country was 9.35. In the U.K., it was 12.12 per cent and in Canada, 9.75 per cent. In India, the percentage was 0.8. Healthcare budget in India should improve. Government and private sectors should work together to make quality medical treatment available to the public at affordable costs, Mr.Tripathy said. Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University K.Meer Mustafa Hussain said there should not be a slump in jobs for physiotherapists. He appealed to the Government to appoint them in suitable posts in the Government sector. If each IT company had two physiotherapists specialising in CRI, employment could be generated. Without good paramedical support, the medical profession would not be able to survive. The standard of nursing colleges in Tamil Nadu was very good compared to Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Students should concentrate on research and practising nurses should attend continuous nursing education programmes in order to update on the latest techniques. District Collector Neeraj Mittal said the demand for nurses and physiotherapists was high in India and the country needed qualified professionals in this field.
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