Contact:

Esther Nkandu

Chair

PO Box 50227

Lusaka

Zambia

Tel: (260) 1 252 544

Fax: (260) 1 253 690

Email: emnkandu@yahoo.com
Web: www.wcptafrica.org

The following is taken from the WCPT Quadrennial Report for the period 2003-2007

The Region has been active in supporting Member Organisations achieve better structured physical therapy services and education programmes.

The 5th WCPT Africa Congress was held in Lusaka, Zambia in 2004. The theme was “Facing a Challenge”, addressing issues such as physiotherapy education, service delivery, and the involvement of physiotherapists in managing people with HIV/AIDS. 

In August 2006 the 6th WCPT Africa Biannual Scientific Congress and General Meeting was hosted by the Association of Physiotherapists in Tanzania with participants from physical therapy organisations in 12 countries: Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda.  The theme, “Addressing Diseases of Lifestyle” reflected the rise of lifestyle diseases such as heart diseases, chronic pulmonary diseases, diabetes and obesity in African communities. 

Physiotherapists have to be involved in advocating for physical activities within their communities to combat this trend.