Who is WOHO?

The World Osteopathic Health Organization (WOHO) had its inaugural meeting in Colorado Springs March 17-21, 2004 in conjunction with the annual Convocation of the American Academy of Osteopathy. In attendance were 48 of the 153 members from 22 nations of Europe, the Americas and Australia/Asia.

The organization's goal statement includes: "To promote, develop, protect and establish throughout the world, the study, knowledge, philosophy and practice of osteopathy its application and research for the benefit of the peoples of all nations; To ensure the worldwide availability of the practice of osteopathy at the highest possible standards."
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WOHO discontinued

Written by Jutta Prenner | 01 August 2011

As of July 2011 the legal association of WOHO is discontinued. The decision has been taken by the Board members since the common interest in keeping the association alive had significantly dropped over the last two years. Several attempts to re-establish the association were taken and have failed, therefore the decision was inevitable.

According to point 9 of the bylaws all the debts and liabilities have been satisfied and the remains of the financial property was donated to the OIA, as this association was the only one to meet all the requirements of the mentioned point 9 of the WOHO bylaws.
The website will remain online for 2 more years but will not be updated.

Please read the note from our president below for more details.

Message from the Executive Committee

Written by Zachary Comeaux | 20 April 2011

All things grow, mature, bear fruit, and resprout elsewhere.

After six years of collaborative effort, WOHO is recognizing the need to move on. The focus of development in international osteopathy has shifted as national and regionally projects have moved forward. However, we recognize that members and the ExComm of WOHO have contributed significantly toward more positive relationships between the various streams of the global osteopathic profession. Additionally, WOHO has played a significant role in developing consensus in preparation for the WHO’s Benchmarks for Osteopathic Education, as well as having a consultative role in the regulation process in a number of countries.

Many of you have plugged into WOHO as if it were a registry, for affiliation and recognition. Perhaps that could be continued in another form – use your collective imaginations. In the meantime, we encourage you to become more involved in local, national and international development of the profession. It is an ongoing process and relies on collective individual initiative and effort. For assistant with start up issues, consider contacting the Osteopathic International Alliance.

Again, thanks on behalf of the Executive Committee for all those individuals who have contributed to the World Osteopathic Health Organization and its contribution to global osteopathic growth.

Zachary Comeaux DO
President, WOHO

 

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