AMMAN — The
Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) announced
Wednesday the launch of the Jordan Athletic Therapy Association (JATA), a joint
effort between the CPF's Qusai initiative and the
Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC), according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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The announcement was made during a press conference held on
the fourth anniversary of the Qusai initiative, which was launched in 2014 by HRH
Crown Prince Hussein.
The JATA, along with the Jordan Sport Medicine Federation,
are the JOC's health arm. The association is concerned with boosting physical
therapists' abilities and skills to deal with sport field emergencies, in
addition to forming a legislative environment that protects the rights of
athletes and practitioners.
Voicing her pride in the association, which was the fruit of
seven years of labor, CPF CEO Tamam Mango, said, “we proudly announce that the
Qusai initiative, which was launched following the tragic passing of Qusai
Khawaldeh, has created the first specialized association in the Middle East and
South Africa to accomplish its goals, alongside a Masters program for sports
physical therapy to provide the sports sector with highly qualified people.”
Mango explained that the Qusai initiative's on-field
physiotherapists have saved the lives of 12 athletes in the past few years,
highlighting the CPF's plan to maintain the work flow over the next two years
in partnership with the JOC.
JOC Secretary-General Nasser Majali, said that Jordanian
sports have witnessed a noticeable improvement in the medical field as a result
of the partnership between the committee and the foundation. The collaboration,
he noted, came under a joint strategy to protect athletes and provide a safe
environment while playing sports by offering full medical care during their participation
in national and international tournaments.
Majali commended the major role of the Qusai initiative to recruit
and train on-field physiotherapists in cooperation with the International
Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT).
JATA President Zeid Habashneh, said that the association's
vision is to have sports physical therapy recognized as a healthcare provider
by 2025, and its mission is to make Jordan a pioneer in the field of
physiotherapy in theory and in practice, as well as legislation in the Middle
East and North Africa region.
The Qusai initiative put forth a strategy to improve
practices in sports therapy. It was launched following the passing of
footballer Qusai Khawaldeh, who lost his life due to an unfortunate medical
incident while on the playing field.
The program aims to enhance methods and resources related to
training sport therapists on and off the field. Following intensive training,
the therapists’ skills would enable them to provide advanced medical treatment
and therapy to Jordan’s athletes and make them invaluable assets to sports
teams' regional and global success.
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