World Physiotherapy and representatives from the profession attended activities during the 78th World Health Assembly, 19-27 May 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland.
This includes a World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) side event and, as part of WHPA, the presentation of constituency statements.
The leaders of WHPA came together at the WHPA side event on 19 May 2025, to reaffirm a critical message: investing in health professionals is not a cost, but a cornerstone of resilient, high-quality healthcare systems and the path to universal health coverage.
Watch an excerpt of Michel Landry's presentation to the WHPA side event
Each of WHPA’s five member organisations, representing a different profession, were represented at the side event, and the leaders of each organisation spoke at the event, highlighting the shared concerns of the health professions in the current global climate:
- Enzo Bondioni, FDI World Dental Federation executive director
- Paul Sinclair, FIP International Pharmaceutical Federation president
- Michel Landry, World Physiotherapy president
- Pamela Cipriano, ICN International Council of Nurses president
- Ashok Philip, WMA World Medical Association president
Following the presentations, participants at the event took part in a lively Q&A and a networking reception.
António Lopes, Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas/Order of Physiotherapists president, attended #WHA78 as part of the World Physiotherapy delegation.
Constituency statements
As part of WHPA, World Physiotherapy has contributed to constituency statements due to be presented at WHA78 on
- Universal health coverage
- Health emergencies
- Climate change
