Table 2.
Number of occupational therapy and physiotherapy professionals and educational programs in Anglophone sub-Saharan Africa countries
| Country | Occupational therapy | Physiotherapy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of entry-level programs | # of practitioners | # of entry-level programs | # of practitioners | |
| Botswana | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cameroon | 0 | NA | 0 | 102 |
| Eritrea | 0 | NA | 1 | NA |
| Ethiopia | 0a | NA | 2 | 300 |
| The Gambia | 0 | NA | 0 | NA |
| Ghana | 1 | 4 | 2 | 200 |
| Kenya | 2 | 850 | 3 | 600 |
| Lesotho | 0 | 5 | 0 | NA |
| Liberia | 0 | NA | 0 | NA |
| Malawi | 0 | 10 | 1 | 92 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 49 | 1 | 90 |
| Namibia | 0 | 50 | 0 | 105 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 20 | 8 | 1250 |
| Seychelles | 0 | 4 | 0 | NA |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | NA | 0 | 5 |
| South Africa | 8 | 4 575 | 8 | 6 941 |
| Swaziland | 0 | NA | 0 | 23 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 96 | 1 | 41 |
| Uganda | 1 | 139 | 1 | 100 |
| Zambia | 0 | 5 | 2 | 370 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 124 | 1 | 320 |
Sources: World Confederation of Physical Therapy, 2017; World Federation of Occupational Therapy—Human Resources Project, 2012; Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA); Ghana Society of Physiotherapy, Ghana Ministry of Health; Medical Rehabilitation Therapists (Registration) Board of Nigeria; Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria
NA no data available
aA new occupational therapy program will be starting soon at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia [46]