NUR Foundation/Fatima Memorial System
(NUR/FMS) in Lahore, Pakistan signed an MOU with College d’Etudes Osteopathiques
(CEO) in Montreal, Canada.Through this MOU NUR/FMS hopesto help promote the complementary
form of medicine in Pakistan and provide a base for good quality research data
on areas of intervention.
Osteopathy is a form of complementary
medicine that emphasizes the interrelationship between structure and function
of the body, as well as the body's ability to heal itself principally by the
practice of manual therapy.The Osteopathy team is headed by
Sylvie Erb – She is a graduate of the College d’EtudesOsteopathiques and member
and co-founder of the New York Manual Therapy Center. She is also the co-founder
and director of the Foundation “Osteopathy Without Borders”. She has been
leadingOsteopathic humanitarian missions to Pakistan every summer since 2007
and through this MOU patients will be able to benefit from the therapy
throughout the year.
As part of the MOU, initially two
qualified and experienced Osteopaths from Canada will be available every
Thursday at Fatima Memorial Hospital in Shadman, Lahore
Headed by Mrs. Shahima RehmanFatima
Memorial System’s ethos has always been to take a strong integrated health
science approach to patient care. Through this association FMS hopes that it
will be able to help College d’Etudes Osteopathiques&Osteopathy Without
Borders break barriers in the medical profession in Pakistan through research, create
increased awareness of Osteopathy in the country and open a training facility
in Pakistan
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