WCPT COUNTRY PROFILE December 2018

NEPAL

NEPAL | NUMBERS

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Physical therapistsin the country

Members in MO Total PTs in country

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Physical therapists

in the AWP Region of

WCPT

Members in MOsin the region

Number of PTsin the region

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Physical therapistsin the world

Members ofMOs globally

PTs globally

The data in this report is based on responses to annual surveys sent to WCPT’s member organisations. In 2018 the annual survey

was sent to 122 member organisations and 89 responded. Some data has been collated from other sources available to WCPT.

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51.2% of PTs in the region

are members of a

WCPT member organisation

24.6% of PTs in the country are

members of the Nepal Physiotherapy

Association

26.5% of PTs in the world

are members of a WCPT

member organisation

NEPAL | GENDER

GLOBAL

6 out of 10physical therapists are female

COUNTRY

4 out of 10physical therapists are female

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NEPAL | MEMBERSHIP IN YOUR REGION

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Country Number of members

Afghanistan 270

Australia 17,900

Bangladesh 836

Cambodia 155

Hong Kong 1,064

Japan 83,552 Largest MO in the region

Korea (South) 20,093

Macau 133 Smallest MO in the region

Malaysia 980

Mongolia 147

Myanmar 806

Nepal 370 You are the seventh smallest MO in the region

New Zealand 3,412

Philippines 4,961

Saudi Arabia 440

Singapore 344

Taiwan 1,088

Thailand 1,430

United Arab Emirates 200

This data is based on

responses received to the 2018 survey.

NEPAL | MEMBERSHIP IN YOUR REGION

5This data reflects movement in WCPT membership and more accurate reporting by WCPT member organisations.

in the Asia Western Pacific

Region of WCPT

globally, in countries where a

WCPT member organisation exists

PERCENTAGE INCREASE/DECLINE IN MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS SINCE 2017 SURVEY

-7% -8%

No change in your

organisation

0%

ASIA WESTERN PACIFIC | IN YOUR REGION

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This map shows the number

of practising physical

therapists per 10,000 of the

population within the Asia

Western Pacific Region of

WCPT.

NEPAL | PRACTICE IN YOUR REGION

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In your region physical therapists are

permitted to: Austr

alia

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Macau

New

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Saudi A

rabia

Sin

gapore

United A

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ng

Kong

Japan

Myanm

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a (

South

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lia

Act as first contact/autonomous practitioners

Assess patients/clients

Make a diagnosis

Treat (interventions, advice and evaluation of outcome)

Refer to other specialists/services

Offer preventative advice/services

DO PHYSICAL THERAPISTS NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF YOUR

ORGANISATION TO PRACTICE IN YOUR COUNTRY?

DO PHYSICAL THERAPISTS NEED TO REGISTER TO PRACTICE IN YOUR

COUNTRY?

NEPAL | PRACTICE IN YOUR REGION

In your region 82% of respondents

reported that registration is

required to practice.

In your country registration is

required to practice.

In your region 16% of

respondents reported

that physical therapists

need to be a member of

their national body to

practice.

In your country physical

therapists are not

required to be a

member of your

organisation to practice.

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© World Confederation for Physical Therapy 2018

DISCLAIMER

• The data in this report is based on responses

to annual surveys sent to WCPT’s member

organisations.

• In 2018 the annual survey was sent to 122

member organisations and 89 responded. The

census date was 30 June 2018.

• Some data in this report has been collated

from other sources available to WCPT.

• If you have any questions or concerns, or

want to make changes to your country’s data,

please contact countryprofile@wcpt.org.

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