CHANGSHA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- "Traditional Chinese medicine has been recognized and loved by more and more people around the world. When asked what he thinks of TCM, the shy Thubten Pasang becomes talkative, "TCM has a holistic view, and the way is unique, it treats the 'sick person' as a whole, not just the 'human disease'." ”
The 40-year-old is from Bhutan and has been practicing medicine for 10 years. After studying Chinese medicine and acupuncture at Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine for 3 years, he was pleasantly surprised to find that for some chronic diseases that had poor results in the past, Chinese medicine showed unique advantages.
Like Thubten Pasang, more and more foreigners now have the opportunity to learn Xi Chinese medicine and experience Chinese medicine services, which is inseparable from the international cooperation base of Chinese medicine. In recent years, China has built a number of international cooperation bases for traditional Chinese medicine in China to strengthen international cooperation and exchanges in traditional Chinese medicine medical treatment, education, scientific research, industry and technical services.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which provides opportunities for clinical Xi in Chinese medicine, is one such base and one of the 31 national export bases for Chinese medicine services. The hospital undertakes the clinical teaching and training of overseas students, helping traditional Chinese medicine services and culture to "sail to the sea".
Cheng Bo, Secretary of the Party Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that the hospital has carried out 346 clinical Xi sessions of Chinese medicine for more than 10 countries, and provided 300 online and offline Chinese medicine training and Chinese medicine cultural experience services for more than 30 countriesBy building a TCM telemedicine service platform that radiates overseas, it also provides diversified TCM services such as remote consultation, TCM diagnosis and treatment, and psychological counseling for more than 20 countries.
On November 23, 2023, at the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, doctors were doing acupuncture for patients**. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tian Xiaohang.
Traditional Chinese medicine contains thousands of years of health preservation concepts and practical experience of the Chinese nation, and is a great creation of the Chinese nation and a treasure of ancient Chinese science. Nowadays, the influence of traditional Chinese medicine is increasing significantly around the world. With the increasing demand for traditional Chinese medicine services in various countries, the pace of "going out" of traditional Chinese medicine is accelerating.
According to public data, traditional Chinese medicine has spread to 196 countries and regions, and China has signed special cooperation agreements on traditional Chinese medicine with nearly 50 foreign countries, regional authorities and international organizations, and the content of traditional Chinese medicine cooperation has been included in the joint statements of China-Cambodia, China-Belarus, China-Nepal and other Chinese and foreign countries.
In addition to the international cooperation base of traditional Chinese medicine and the export base of traditional Chinese medicine services, China also supports the construction of 30 overseas centers of traditional Chinese medicine in the countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road". Integrating the functions of diagnosis and treatment, education and training, scientific research, and cultural publicity, the Overseas Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine plays an indispensable role in promoting the "going out" of traditional Chinese medicine.
At the China-Zimbabwe Traditional Chinese Medicine Center, the China-Zimbabwe medical team relies on local hospitals to carry out traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment. In 2022 alone, the Zhongjin Traditional Chinese Medicine Center provided TCM and acupuncture diagnosis and treatment services to more than 6,400 local people.
As a TCM physician in the 20th batch of China's medical team to Zimbabwe, Hu Sha, an attending physician at the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Wang Zhiming, another TCM team member, see 30 to 60 local patients every day. In addition to sitting clinics, free clinics and teaching and training of local medical staff, they also strive to promote the construction of traditional Chinese medicine showrooms and traditional Chinese medicine first-aid huts to carry forward the culture of traditional Chinese medicine.
From not knowing about traditional Chinese medicine to gradually accepting and introducing relatives and friends to traditional Chinese medicine, the positive changes in the attitude of the Zimbabwean people towards traditional Chinese medicine prompted Husa to decide to extend the aid to Zimbabwe for one year. "Being able to relieve the pain of local patients deeply feels the value of Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine practitioners. Husha said.
Based on domestic, expand overseas. With the efforts of all parties to promote international cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine is rapidly integrating into the international medical system to benefit the people of more countries.
Experts believe that the overseas center of traditional Chinese medicine and the international cooperation base of traditional Chinese medicine will promote the high-quality resources and service technologies in the field of traditional Chinese medicine to overseas, form an interactive effect, and will play an important role in improving people's livelihood, promoting economic development and building a community of health for mankind through the development of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services.
Xinhua News Agency reporters Tian Xiaohang and Shuai Cai.