Three new member organisations have been admitted to World Physiotherapy by electronic vote of the membership.
The new member organisations are:
- Dominican Association of Physical Therapists (Asociación Dominicana de Terapeutas Físicos)
- Palestinian General Syndicate for Physical Therapy
- Vietnam Physical Therapy Association (Hội Vật lý trị liệu Việt Nam)
At the general meeting held in Geneva in May 2019, the member organisations approved a new constitution, which allows for electronic voting outside a general meeting on resolutions that relate to the approval of an organisation’s application for membership.
A number of applications have been received and assessed by the membership committee as being eligible for membership of World Physiotherapy.
On the advice of the membership committee, the executive board recommended World Physiotherapy member organisations pass separate resolutions to approve applications for admission to membership of World Physiotherapy from the Dominican Association of Physical Therapists (Asociación Dominicana de Terapeutas Físicos), the Palestinian General Syndicate for Physical Therapy, and the Vietnam Physical Therapy Association (Hội Vật lý trị liệu Việt Nam).
World Physiotherapy has 122 member organisations, of which 94 took part in the electronic vote. A simple majority of the number of World Physiotherapy member organisations is required to approve applications for admission to membership of World Physiotherapy. The electronic vote was conducted using the online voting platform Election Buddy.
Membership of World Physiotherapy for the three new member organisations will take effect from 1 January 2021.
