Somali National University, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Human Services, hosted the first national commemoration of World PT Day in Somalia on 8 September 2026. The theme this year was the role of physiotherapy and physical activity in the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease and stroke. As this was the first event of its kind in Somalia, the programme was kept broad rather than narrow, so that the main goal of raising national awareness of physiotherapy and its place in the health system could be met.
The event drew approximately five hundred attendees, including government officials, hospital leaders, clinicians, academics, students, and members of the public.
