Some work had already been carried out by the World Health Organization to help reorganise rehabilitation in the post-Soviet era. But the first task for Sidy Dieye, head of programmes and development, and his team was to get buy-in from the local health professionals and change their understanding of contemporary physiotherapy.
Grafik tiga mentor proyek adalah Ann Nicholson, anggota Amerika Terapi fisik Asosiasi, Nihad Almasri, anggota Yordania Fisioterapi Masyarakat, dan Heather Dawson, anggota Australia Fisioterapi Asosiasi.
Sudah ada in place, and about a third of its content was mandatory, but the team worked to develop the remaining curriculum. With the support of the limited team on the ground – the entire physiotherapy workforce consists of one physiotherapist and four rehabilitation assistants who had trained in India – the World Physiotherapy team has been supporting them in bringing the course up to date. It has also advised on the current understanding of what physiotherapy is and can do.
Tim dalam negeri ini mendukung mereka yang sedang menjalani pelatihan dan mulai memperkenalkan pendekatan yang lebih berpikiran maju.
“Ini membantu orang lain menghargai apa yang perlu dilakukan,” kata Sidy. “Di tingkat pendidikan, orang mulai memahami itu. Dan fakultas di lembaga pelatihan, semua dokter medis sekarang mengerti bahwa mereka perlu berubah. "
Heather is positive about progress. “The teachers at the Republican Medical College and the service providers now understand what physiotherapy is in the World Physiotherapy sense – and that it is a separate profession. A physiotherapist is not a specialised nurse or a specialised doctor.
“There is a commitment on the part of the teachers to change, to introduce an entry-level and to overcome the myriad of challenges. This determination is underpinned by the commitment from the government of Tajikistan to improve the health of their people as part of their commitment to WHO’s Rehabilitation 2030 agenda.”
Didanai oleh USAID Penguatan Layanan Rehabilitasi dalam Sistem Kesehatan, proyek ini merupakan kolaborasi antara Roda UCP untuk Kemanusiaan dan didukung oleh Asosiasi Terapi Fisik Ukraina, Majelis Nasional Penyandang Cacat Ukraina, Fisioterapi Dunia, dan Fakultas Kedokteran Republik Tajikistan. Proyek tersebut akan berjalan hingga pertengahan 2022.
