Africa Region of WCPT

About the region

The region has been active in supporting member organisations achieve better structured physical therapy services and education programmes. The regional office is hosted by the South African Society of Physiotherapy.

Having begun with five members in 1991, the region has expanded over the past decade and now has 17 members.

The region has recently established a sub-regional federation for organisations from Francophone countries (mainly in West Africa). Physical therapy organisations from East African member countries have also started meeting on an annual basis, enabling organisations that are not yet WCPT members to get to know about the confederation.

The region is also leading a special project on palliative care physiotherapy with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS.

In 2010, the region decided to bring together physical therapy educators in Africa in a more formalised manner, and the first official meeting of the African PT educators will be held in Kenya, during the 2012 regional congress.

Coming up

Every two years, WCPT Africa holds a biennial general meeting and congress.

The next meeting and congress will take place in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2012.  All enquiries regarding this meeting should be addressed to Joyce Mothabeng at jmothabeng@wcptafrica.org