Kuala
Lumpur: AFC witnessed a major milestone in its quest to provide high-level
healthcare services to football players in Asia by signing a Memorandum of
Agreement (MoA) with three Centres of Sports Medicine Excellence at AFC House
on Tuesday thus launching the AFC President’s Travelling Fellowship Programme
for Football Medicine.
Dato’ Alex Soosay, the AFC General Secretary,
expressed special appreciation for the support and professional collaboration
of the Centres of Excellence, namely Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports
Medicine Hospital, Doha; the National Institute of Sports Malaysia (ISN), Kuala
Lumpur and Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
He said: “We are proud that our Medical
Committee is working hard to bring about improvement in this aspect of
football. This travelling fellowship is really a good concept and AFC will
continue giving support to the development of football medicine and sports
science.”
Dato’ Dr. Gurcharan Singh, the Chairman of the
AFC Medical Committee who mooted the idea two years ago, was happy to see it
become reality.
He said: “It is a step in the right direction
to update knowledge, share expertise and bridge the gap especially among
developing countries.
“Credit must go to AFC and members of the AFC
Medical Committee for their vision and confidence in the programme. The
partnership between AFC and the sports medicine centres will grow from strength
to strength for mutual benefits through the exchange of scientific knowledge.”
Dr. Tohid S. Barghi (Iran), Dr. Mohd Zaidi
Salleh (Malaysia), Dr. Abeer Mohd Ali Al-Macki (Oman) and physiotherapist
Tanaqon Sayanant (Thailand) have been selected for the first batch of the AFC
President’s Travelling Fellowship Programme.
They will be attached to each sports medicine
centre for a week and finally return to their countries after attending the AFC
Elite Football Medicine Seminar, an annual event held in Kuala Lumpur.
The total duration of the travelling tour is
four weeks (January 15 – February 10, 2012).
The signatories to the MoA have expressed
appreciation for the programme and hailed AFC for the initiative.
Dato’ Dr. Ramlan Abd. Aziz, the CEO of ISN,
said: “This is an innovative approach to developing the capability of Asian
football doctors. With 15 years’ experience as a team doctor for the national
hockey team, I’m familiar with the challenges that the fellowship programme
wants to address.”
Dr. Bavornrat Vanadurogwang of Mahidol
University said: “Mahidol University is so proud and honoured to be part of
this international programme and believes it has the potential to contribute to
this programme.”
Dr. Mohd G.A. Maadheed, the Director-General
of Aspetar, said: “Yes, this programme is the first of its kind and the AFC
Medical Committee is to be commended for having developed the Fellowship
Programme.
“Aspetar is one of the best centres dedicated to sports and to helping
athletes reach their maximum potential. Aspetar is open to all sports and all
athletes from around the world, so we are sure that we will be able to share
knowledge and experience with the travelling fellows. We are happy to have
them.”
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