The World Swedish Organization for Neck and Spinal Column Injuries on Wednesday announced the launch of its activities outside European countries from the UAE as its first destination during a ceremony at the Metropolitan Hotel which was attended by a group of specialists and experts.
The organization announced the selection of Mrs. Hessa Abdullah bin Suleiman as its official representative for its activities in the UAE, the GCC and the Arab world.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Antoine El Khoury, the organization's Administrative Representative, said: "The continuous support and the growing interest shown by Mrs. Hessa Abdullah have encouraged us to expand the activities of our organization beyond Europe, and we consider the UAE one of the most important countries as a platform of innovation and excellence, thus we chose it to be our first destination in the Arab world."
He added: "Our organization is non-political national and non-profit organization, which is run by a team of volunteers, including experts and neck injury victims. Our organization's message is to provide help and advice to people suffering from neck and spine diseases."
The World Swedish Organization was established in 2002, and headquartered in the Kingdom of Sweden. A few years later, it opened commissariats in Denmark, Norway, Fenland, Brussels and Germany. The organization has more than 1,000 members, including professionals and experts as well as neck and spine injury victims, as it helps provide advices, consultations and curative plans for three cases a day.
Commenting on her selection as the organization's representative, Hessa said:" Neck and spine injuries are one of the most critical conditions affecting our society, but do not receive the due attention. However, I was amazed by the technology used in treating people with neck and spine injures which I got to see it when I got the chance to know the organization's activities and the new methods of treatment or free consultations provided by neck pain experts and professionals to the people who suffer from neck and spine pain."
She added that: "Although I am not a neurologist or orthopedic doctor, or a specialist in this field , nor one of the sick people who suffered a lot of pain and long years of deprivation from living a normal life, I decided to join the organization's team of volunteers after I realized how this organization managed to bring sick people who suffered from disability and paralysis back to life through the provision of advice and therapeutic techniques and modern methods of sound treatment."
"I decided to join the work team and help them as much I can, and to convey their message to the specialized people, hoping to activate this organization's the activity in my dear country as the first step, as well as to open an official representative office of the Organization and then expand its activity to all the GCC and other Arab countries."
At the end of the ceremony, Hessa Abdullah was named honorary member of the organization to be the first honorary member of the leading organization. Hessa was presented with the organization's memento in recognition of her efforts and contributions, as well as of her several activities dedicated to spreading awareness and enhancing the experiences of all those interested in neck and spine diseases and injuries.
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About Us:
Being an independent, non-political national organization. based on a voluntary basis, in which the individual is central. Whose purpose is to improve the neck injured condition in society. By operating as a pressure group towards healthcare, government and other stakeholders. (That is, we head injury victims who constantly have to demonstrate the responsibility of society according to EU court's decision has to follow)
Our goal is to work for
• increased expertise on neck injury, not only among doctors but also for judges in all courts of the various injury cases was hit sooner or later will be settled. • today is the ability to benefit from modern investigation by the contacts Neck Injury Association is the leading international specialists. Swedish health care can not yet determine the harm that has been affected. This leads to neck injuries must seek abroad, to get an accurate medical assessment, followed by appropriate treatment.
• Neck injuries need medical care that helps, not hinders patient. • one from a patient's viewpoint, the medical insurance system - addressed during the Board's control of the insurance doctor should be held liable for tampering allegations such as lack of connection between the traffic events and the resulting inconvenience. • that an independent authority created to which patients can address their complaints. • to support individuals in the care process and in liaising with the authorities and the judiciary. • statutory patients' rights.
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Samar Abu Hantash
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