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Photo of JPTA receiving Japan Excellent Conference Award 2025

JPTA wins award for World Physiotherapy Congress 2025

Congratulations to JPTA for receiving the Japan Excellent Conference Award 2025

World Health Professions Alliance

WHPA calls for urgent global action to protect health personnel from violence and persecution

WHPA warns of a troubling and sustained escalation in violence, intimidation and persecution of health professionals.

Vivien Cohen, Joan Walker, Marilyn Freedman, Catherine Patla, Stanley Paris, Sue Keays, Karin Saltman and Hazel Dreyer

50 years and counting

A group of physical therapists celebrated a special anniversary at WCPT2019 in Geneva – the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the University of Witwatersrand.