On 23 July, the Portuguese Physiotherapists« Association took part in a hearing organised by the Standing Specialised Committee on Social Affairs of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores.   The hearing took place in the context of Draft Resolution No. 79/XIII/2nd — ‘Recommends that the Regional Government of the Azores promote equal access to healthcare

As part of the celebrations for World Physiotherapy Day (8 September), which this year focuses on lumbago (low back pain) and the role of physiotherapy in its assessment and treatment, the Order of Physiotherapists, in partnership with the School of Health of the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute, is starting to expand the SPLIT Programme, which is aligned with the Directorate-General for Health's National Health Plan 2030.

World Diabetes Day - which falls on 14 November - was established in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).