Alberta has a BSc in Physiotherapy and an MSc in Disability, Rehabilitation and Development and 15 years of clinical practice.  She is an expert in burns rehabilitation care and hand therapy. Alberta is Rehabilitation Lead of Interburns and recently joined the steering committee for the WHO’s World Rehabilitation Alliance whose “mission is to support the implementation of the Rehabilitation 2030 Initiative through advocacy activities”.

Throughout this discussion we talk about Alberta’s involvement in Resurge Africa, Interburns and the WHO. We dive into the cultural, structural and political challenges to physiotherapy care in SubSaharan Africa and discuss the global burden of disease.

Alberta also shares her hope for the future of physiotherapy, and outlines what is required on the community and policy levels to achieve these goals.

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