World Physical Therapy Day

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World PT Day is observed to generate awareness about the crucial contribution physiotherapists make to society, enabling people to be mobile, well, and independent. This is observed on 8 September.^[1] Designated in 1996, World PT Day is promoted by World Physiotherapy.^[2][3][4][5]

World Physiotherapy is the international organisation for physiotherapy, representing more than 600,000 physiotherapists worldwide through its 128 member organisations.^[1] World Physiotherapy is the operating name of World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT).^[2][3]

World Physiotherapy is committed to furthering the physiotherapy profession and improving global health. It believes every individual is entitled to the highest possible standard of culturally appropriate healthcare, delivered in an atmosphere of trust and respect for human dignity, and underpinned by sound clinical reasoning and scientific evidence.^[4]

World Physiotherapy is a non-profit organisation, and its previous name (World Confederation for Physical Therapy) is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom. It has been in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1952,^[5] collaborating on work programmes to improve world health. It works with a wide range of other international bodies and is a member of the World Health Professions Alliance.^[6] It has signed a "memorandum of understanding" with the four other members of the World Health Professions Alliance "to enhance their joint collaboration on protecting and investing in the health workforce to provide safe, quality and equitable care in all settings".^[7]