The Medical Rehabilitation Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe is established in terms of the Health Professions Act Chapter 27:19 Section 57.
The major responsibilities of the Medical Rehabilitation Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe are the registration of health practitioner, the regulation of services provided by such health practioners and to offer any such support as prescribed to ensure safe and effective rehabilitation services in the best interest of the general public. Medical Rehabilitation Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe also aims to promote the development of sound and ethical rehabilitation practice in Zimbabwe through partnering with other stakeholders in the field.
The Medical Rehabilitation Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe keeps registers for the following rehabilitation professionals: Audiologists, Auxillary Therapists (Massage Therapists, Arts Therapists, Sports Therapists, Music Therapists), Biokineticists, Chiropodists, Occupational Therapists, Orthopaedic Technologists and Technicians, Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation Technicians and Speech Therapists
Information From Associations
- Zimbabwe Orthotists and Prosthetists Association
- Zimbabwe Association of Audiologists and Speech Pathologists
- Zimbabwe Medical National Rehabilitation Technicians Association
- Zimbabwe Medical Rehabilitation Technicians Association
- Zimbabwe Physiotherapy Association
- Zimbabwe Association of Occupational Therapists
- Chiropody Association
- Biokineticists Association