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AFC Medical Committee strengthens healthcare standards in Asia

AFC Medical Committee strengthens healthcare standards in Asia

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reinforced its firm ambitions to safeguard and enhance the health and wellbeing of players on the Continent today after the AFC Medical Committee approved Saudi Arabia’s Move Comprehensive Sports Medicine Centre as the latest AFC Medical Centre of Excellence at its third meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Since its launch in 2018, the AFC Medical Centre of Excellence has taken its place as one of the Continent’s most sought after football-specific medicine accreditation programmes that recognise medical institutions for their leadership in clinical, research and education expertise, injury-prevention measures as well as experience in managing injuries in elite-level football.
As the first institution to be recognised in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Move Comprehensive Sports Medicine Centre’s inclusion brings the network of AFC-recognised medical centres to 13 across Asia, following the Committee’s decision to induct two centres at its last meeting earlier this year.
 
In congratulating the latest inductee, AFC Medical Committee Chairperson Dato’ Dr Gurcharan Singh, said: “The AFC Medical Centres and Clinics of Excellence continue to play an integral role in strengthening our ability to provide world-class care and medical services to our players across the Continent.
 
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“The expansion of our centres not only improves the accessibility and quality of care for our players but also serves as a conduit to embark on more breakthrough and collaborative research opportunities, which ultimately benefits our footballers in their pursuit to achieve success on the world stage, as underlined in the AFC’s Vision and Mission.
 
“On behalf of the AFC and the Asian sports science and medicine community, I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Move Comprehensive Sports Medicine Centre on this milestone achievement and we look forward to their valued contributions to the larger football medicine ecosystem in the coming years.”
 
Amongst other matters, the Committee also approved the new Head Concussion and Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Prevention and Management requirements for Team Doctors.
 
Along with updates on all sports science and medicine related activities since the last meeting, members of the Committee were pleased to acknowledge the progress of the 8th AFC Medical Conference, which will be launched officially at the AFC House on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, ahead of its highly anticipated return to Kuala Lumpur in July 2025.