Please, I need information on how to go about setting up a post stroke rehabilitation unit. From my research, our hospitals have capacity to provide stroke care after it occurs with a bit of in-house rehabilitation. It is the lack of community after care that I am interested. Is there a possibility of having a state government support with infrastructure?
Anyone with any idea of how many of such centers we have in Nigeria?
We have Social Workers and Occupational therapists to manage the post discharge care. We can link in with surgeries and state hospitals for medical referrals.
This will be a model based on the UK health care system but paid for service or referred by any sponsoring state. What are the hurdles? Will it be feasible? We hope to work from two angles namely:
1. Drop in based therapy
2. Admission based therapy
3. Home assessment visits and support service

Questions:
1. Do Nigerian Universities have Occupational Health/Physiotherapy courses and graduates?
2. Do our Nigerian Universities have Speech and Language Therapists?
3. Any idea of any post stroke therapy centre(s) in Nigeria?
4. Where can I get detailed information on stroke attack record in Nigeria?
I will highly appreciate any helpful information.

Thank you.