In order to fully clarify and publicize the position of the Order of Physiotherapists in the face of the escalating conflict that is taking place in Ukraine, and to better provide the necessary help, the Board created a working team, within the so-called Technical Evaluation Committee, in order to assess, on a case by case basis, the requests of physiotherapists from Ukraine under the support that Portugal gives to refugees from that country. The Order also expressed its solidarity to the President of the Ukrainian Association of Physiotherapists, Stepan Kobelyev, who promptly thanked us.
For this reason, we will disseminate the necessary information to the Ukrainian community, identifying the contacts created specifically for this purpose, using the Embassy of Ukraine, associations and other humanitarian organizations, directly, via email, messages on social networks and aid aggregator sites, among others.
In this way, we ensure not only the link of the request for support with the Ukrainian issue, but also the connection with the registered physiotherapists and also with the colleagues who receive the requests actually aimed at supporting Ukrainian citizens and their families.
Finally, many thanks to all the translator physiotherapists who agreed to join this effort to support the Ukrainian community!
Physiotherapy will always be present when it is necessary to defend the rights of all citizens!
