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WHO Beijing declaration supports CAM and chiropractic

November 25, 2008 — Strong new policy support for the continued growth and acceptance of chiropractic and other branches of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in national health systems was given by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its member nations at the Congress on Traditional Medicine in Beijing this month.

The event included a Symposium on Manual Methods of Healthcare organized for WHO by the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC). In her opening address to the Congress WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan pointed out that the striking increase in the use of CAM in affluent societies reflected certain weaknesses in modern medical care, including its depersonalized and “assembly line” nature, and a number of strengths in CAM. These strengths included a more compassionate and holistic approach to healthcare and a focus

The Congress then supported recent WHO policy to promote TM/CAM by approving a  Beijing declaration that recognized the value of TM/CAM, and called upon all governments to provide for effective use of TM/CAM in their healthcare systems and to “establish systems for the qualification, accreditation or licensing of practitioners.”

During the debate and in his address to the Congress WFC President Dr. Stathis Papadopoulos of Cyprus encouraged adoption of the declaration, gave examples of the integration of chiropractic and medical services in various countries, and illustrated how beneficial this was for patients and healthcare systems. 

Source: World Federation of Chiropractic, www.wfc.org

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