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Graphic that reads "#NotATarget", image of crosshairs with a red cross through them and six member logos at the bottom

WHPA press release renews calls for protection of healthcare workers in conflict settings

10 years after the UN Security Council Resolution 2286, attacks on healthcare personnel and facilities continue

A group of panellists on stage discussing in front of a number of South American flags. The screen reads World Physiotherapy Guadalahara 2027

World Physiotherapy South America region conference in Punta del Este

Bringing the profession together to collaborate and share knowledge, expertise and innovation

WCPT raises concerns about role of non-state actors

26 June 2019

WCPT and other members of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) have raised concerns about involvement of non-state actors in WHO governing bodies' processes.

A man in a wheelchair talks to the audience

Thriving, not surviving, with a long-term condition

13 June 2019

Panel members shared personal stories and challenged physical therapists to think differently about goal-setting for people living with long term conditions.

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

50 years and counting

11 June 2019

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