World Day for Safety and Health at Work | 28 April
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WFOT is pleased to announce the publication of Guiding Principles for Ethical Occupational Therapy. Please access here: wfot.org/resources

World Malaria Day | 25 April
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Explore the WFOT Classifieds section on the website. These include job opportunities in Canada, Germany and Ukraine. Please find more information here: wfot.org/classifieds

At the recent WFOT Council Meeting, a new position statement was endorsed - Occupational Therapy and Primary Care. Access here: wfot.org/resources. Additional translated versions will be available soon.

At the recent WFOT Council Meeting, a new position statement was endorsed - Occupational Therapy and Disaster Management. Access here: wfot.org/resources. Additional translated versions will be available soon.

World Health Day | 7 April
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International Mine Awareness Day | 4 April
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World Autism Awareness Day | 2 April
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World Tuberculosis Day | 24 March
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World Down Syndrome Day | 21 March
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WFOT is pleased to announce the awardees of the Thelma Cardwell Foundation Award for Research 2024. V. Armineh Babikian, Yani Hamdani, Janet Parsons and Garry Aslanyan. This year WFOT received 36 applications from around the world, Thank you to everyone who applied.

At the recent WFOT Council Meeting it was announced that Dr. Moses Ikiugu was awarded the WFOT Leadership and Innovation Award, recognised for his leading work on the environment and sustainability in occupational therapy as a scholar, educator, and mentor.

At the recent WFOT Council Meeting it was announced that Dr. Jana Cason was awarded the WFOT Leadership and Innovation Award, as an early pioneer of telehealth in occupational therapy and continuing commitment for its advancement in the profession.

At the recent WFOT Council Meeting it was announced that Dr. Kit Sinclair was awarded the 2024 WFOT Merit Award in recognition of her long-standing work as Editor of the WFOT Bulletin (2008 – 2023), in addition to her ongoing contributions to the occupational therapy profession.

Congratulations to the following new Full and Associate Members of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists:
Algeria - Associate Member of WFOT.
Uruguay - Associate Member of WFOT.
Kuwait - Full Member of WFOT.

International Women's Day | 8 March
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World Obesity Day | 4 March
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World Hearing Day | 3 March
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World Day of Social Justice | 20 February
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