One in three Nigerians need rehabilitation care, yet services remain scarce – MRTB

June 2, 2026

…unveils nationwide reform plan, pushes rehabilitation into primary healthcare, insurance scheme

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja

The Medical Rehabilitation Therapists (Registration) Board of Nigeria,MRTB, has raised concern over the alarming gap in rehabilitation services across the country, revealing that more than one-third of Nigerians require rehabilitation care while access to such services remains grossly inadequate.

Speaking Tuesday, at a press conference in Abuja, the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Board, Prof. Rufai Yusuf Ahmed, unveiled an ambitious national reform agenda aimed at integrating rehabilitation into Nigeria’s healthcare system, expanding workforce capacity, reviving rehabilitation centres and digitising regulatory processes.