> Downtown Eastside doctor to receive Thakore award
Downtown Eastside doctor to receive Thakore award
Contact:
Trish Graham, Institute for the Humanities 778.782.5855
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
Trish Graham, Institute for the Humanities 778.782.5855
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
September 21, 2007
Dr. James Chi Ming Pau, whose dedication to providing health and support services to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside residents spans over three decades, is the 2007 recipient of the Thakore Visiting Scholar award.
The award is administered by SFU’s Institute of Humanities on behalf of the Thakore Family Charitable Foundation and the India Club of Vancouver. It is given to worthy recipients who “while honoring tradition have not let themselves be bound by traditionalism in their seeking of well-being for the human race and the planet.”
The award will be presented to Pau at a ceremony on Oct. 2 (the birth date of Mahatma Gandhi) at SFU Burnaby’s Images Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Pau trained as a nurse in western medicine and a doctor in traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong. He immigrated to Canada in 1975 and moved to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he focused on improving the health and well-being of residents.
A registered doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in the areas of herbs and acupuncture, Pau worked to have traditional Chinese medicine regulated under the Health Profession Act of B.C. He began a free treatment program for patients seeking alternative therapy in the 1980s.
Pau uses traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, substance abuse and related problems, which he provides without cost or by donation.
The award is administered by SFU’s Institute of Humanities on behalf of the Thakore Family Charitable Foundation and the India Club of Vancouver. It is given to worthy recipients who “while honoring tradition have not let themselves be bound by traditionalism in their seeking of well-being for the human race and the planet.”
The award will be presented to Pau at a ceremony on Oct. 2 (the birth date of Mahatma Gandhi) at SFU Burnaby’s Images Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Pau trained as a nurse in western medicine and a doctor in traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong. He immigrated to Canada in 1975 and moved to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he focused on improving the health and well-being of residents.
A registered doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in the areas of herbs and acupuncture, Pau worked to have traditional Chinese medicine regulated under the Health Profession Act of B.C. He began a free treatment program for patients seeking alternative therapy in the 1980s.
Pau uses traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, substance abuse and related problems, which he provides without cost or by donation.