Today, 7 April, is World Health Day. The date coincides with the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization, which recalls: access to health is a right for all, with the slogan "Health for All".

The President of the Portuguese Physiotherapists' Association, António Lopes, and the 1st Vice-President of the Board, Nuno Cordeiro, met this Thursday, 6th April, with the Executive-Directorate of the NHS.

The Portuguese Physioterapists Order marks the National Day for the Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient.
The date was instituted in 1999 by the Ministry of Health, given the high number of cases diagnosed in Portugal. The Portuguese Society of Rheumatology estimates that it affects 0.8 to 1.5% of the Portuguese population.

Today, March 31, marks the National Day of the Stroke Patient. Instituted since 2003, it aims to raise awareness among the general population of the problem that remains the leading cause of death and permanent disability in Portugal and one of the main ones in Europe, and to promote the improvement of professional health practices

The Portuguese Order of Physioterapists participated in the National Meeting of Physiotherapy Students (ENEFt), organized by the Associação Nacional de Jovens na Fisioterapia, that classifies this event as an opportunity to share knowledge and establish contacts and as the biggest meeting of students and young physiotherapists in Portugal.

The Portuguese Physioterapists Order participated in the EurHeCA General Assembly, represented by the 2nd Vice-President, Conceição Bettencourt, which took place in Madrid on 31 March.

The Portuguese Physioterapists Order divulges this Wednesday, March 29th, the report "Professional Profile of the Physiotherapist" in Portugal, produced by the Gabinete de Estudos e Planeamento (GEP).

The Portuguese Physioterapists Order was present, on the 18th and 19th March, in the VII Espregueira Clinic Journeys, in Porto. The board member, Afonso Neutel, participated in the opening session representing the President António Lopes.

The VI Conference of Physiotherapy "Physiotherapist of the Future - version 2.0", that took place on the 24th and 25th March, at Escola Superior de Saúde Jean Piaget de Viseu, counted with the presence and intervention of the President of the Portuguese Bar Association, António Lopes.