Dear Member Societies of WFAS,

Dear colleagues and friends,

It is with our deepest grief but we have to inform that Dr. Arne Morten Kausland, Vice President of WFAS from Norway,former president of Norwegian Acupuncture Association passed away on 1st April, 2021. 

Dr. Kausland had been working with WFAS for more than 20 years and had made important contributions to our work in many aspects by being Member of the 5th Executive Committee, Vice President of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Executive Committees, Deputy Director of Standardization Working Committee, Deputy Director of Legalization Working Committee, and Member of International Proficiency (Qualification) Exam Committee – he had been closely involved with all key issues in the progress of WFAS.

An expert to ISO/TC249 representing Norway, he devoted himself in promoting standardized, high-quality practice of acupuncture; a doctor for more than 30 years, he was an unswerving believer in acupuncture and seized every advocacy opportunity; a man of compassion and refined manner, he spared no effort in sharing his enormous knowledge or lending a helping hand whenever needed. Thanks to him, WFAS established cooperative connections with universities and institutions of Norway. We still remember the kind words bearing his greatest empathy to the people severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

To our sadness, it is time to say goodbye. His funeral will be online at 1 PM (CET) on April 12, 2021 at: 

https://svanholm.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page/streaming_of_ceremony.php?order_id=3843584&set_site_id=242&cat=streaming_of_ceremony&sign=e5a7e520300f677981aaa96e831bcf6d

For those colleagues and friends who would like to send condolences or flowers, please go to: 

https://svanholm.vareminnesider.no/flower_shop/choose_delivery_type.php?order_id=3843584&set_site_id=242&memorial_page_created=1&action=buy_products&cat=flowers&hide_wizard=true&sign=bd60e1f45abe6ed0e16bf67ac81ada71

Dr. Kausland will be forever loved and remembered. May he rest in peace.

President Liu Baoyan and the Secretariat

World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies

April 10th, 2021