A Ghanaian Physiotherapist, Alberta Amissah Rockson, has been appointed co-chairperson on the Emergency Committee of the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
PT Rockson is the National Chairperson of Ghana Physiotherapy Association, after having served two terms as the National President. She is also a current board member of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.
With her current appointment as a co-chair on the Emergency Committee of WRA, PT Rockson will be spearheading the advocacy drive of rehabilitation in emergencies.
The World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) was launched in 2022 to conduct evidence-based advocacy activities that increase awareness and demand for rehabilitation, networking and knowledge-sharing and to create a shared understanding and narrative around rehabilitation.
