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, WCPT, dan Fakultas Kedokteran Republik Tajikistan. Proyek tersebut akan berjalan hingga pertengahan 2022.
Ketiga konsultan tersebut membawa banyak pengetahuan dan pengalaman dalam pengembangan dan pengajaran program terapis fisik tingkat awal, pemahaman tentang kebijakan dan standar pendidikan WCPT, pengalaman pendampingan yang dapat dibuktikan, tim terkemuka, advokasi dan pengembangan kapasitas.
Nihad Almasri (Masyarakat Fisioterapi Yordania) is a professor in pediatric physiotherapy at the University of Jordan, the largest public university in Jordan. She holds a MSc degree in rehabilitation sciences from Pittsburgh University, USA and a PhD degree in Pediatric rehabilitation with focus on children with disabilities form Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. Dr. Almasri has served as a department head, dean assistant, and a dean of the school of Rehabilitation Sciences in the University of Jordan. She works as a consultant physical therapist for centres which serve children with disabilities, including Humanity & Inclusion and World Health Organization. Dr. Almasri provides consultation to evaluate service delivery systems, clinicians’ skills, and educational entry-level physiotherapy programs both nationally and internationally.
Nihad berkata: 'Ini adalah kesempatan unik bagi saya untuk mendukung profesi fisioterapi di tingkat internasional. Saya ingin berbagi pengetahuan dan keahlian saya dalam pendidikan fisioterapi dengan rekan kerja dan terapis dari seluruh dunia. Saya berharap dapat memberdayakan fisioterapis di Tajikistan dan mendukung mereka dalam mengembangkan program fisioterapi tingkat awal yang berbasis kebutuhan dan peka budaya. '
Heather Dawson (Asosiasi Fisioterapi Australia) trained in Australia and has worked in clinical physiotherapy and education in Afghanistan, Australia, UK, and Zimbabwe. She has worked with non-government organisations and in university settings as a physiotherapy educator, program manager and consultant in physiotherapy education and disability inclusion fields in emergency and development contexts in Australia, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Her passion is facilitating the education of physiotherapists to be competent, lifelong learners with the necessary skills and knowledge to meet the needs of the communities in which they live.
Heather berkata: 'Saya sangat senang bekerja dengan WCPT dan para pendidik di Tajikistan untuk mendukung pembentukan program pendidikan fisioterapi tingkat awal sebagai bagian dari visi pemerintah untuk meningkatkan kesehatan penduduk. Membantu orang mencapai keterampilan yang mereka butuhkan untuk memimpin dan mengembangkan profesi fisioterapi akan sangat menyenangkan.
Ann Nicolson (Asosiasi Terapi Fisik Amerika) is an experienced physical therapist with a strong focus on strategies to increase access to good quality rehabilitation in low resource settings. With over than 12 years of experience as a clinician in the US, she has lectured at several universities in the US and across the world, promoting the role of physical therapy within the global health agenda. After completing a postgraduate degree in global health and development in London, she worked extensively to expand the training of physical therapists in remote, refugee and low-income communities to facilitate better access to rehabilitation care. In her recent collaborations in Tajikistan with WHO, and in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic with Humanity & Inclusion, she designed and developed country-specific physical therapy and rehabilitation curriculums, provided rehabilitation training to local workforce, as well as assessment of assistive device needs and procurement. Although her work has focused on the Central Asian and Northern African regions, she is a passionate advocate for universal healthcare for all, equal access to rehabilitation and the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities across the world.
Ann berkata: 'Saya sangat senang menjadi bagian dari tim WCPT di Tajikistan. Ini adalah kesempatan yang menarik untuk membantu pembentukan bidang penting terapi fisik di Asia Tengah dan menciptakan cara yang berkelanjutan dan lokal bagi Tajikistan untuk memberikan pendidikan dan layanan terapi fisik kepada komunitas mereka. Akan sangat menyenangkan untuk membantu upaya ini dan saya menantikan kesempatan. '
