Make traditional medicine better benefit the human health

- interpretation of the state council executive meeting to determine the measures to further promote the development of traditional Chinese medicine

Time: 2016-02-15

Source: xinhua news agency

Author: Wang Sibei

Beijing February 14 (xinhua) 14 (reporter Wang Sibei) state council executive meeting to determine the measures to further promote the development of traditional Chinese medicine, giving full play to the advantages of traditional medicine the well-being of the people. Experts point out that, as a unique health resources and huge potential in our country, has the original advantage of science and technology resources, economic resources and excellent cultural resources and important ecological resources, promote the development of Chinese medicine, is beneficial to improve people's health and well-being, to build a well-off society in an all-round way to make new contributions.

As a unique Chinese medicine science, traditional Chinese medicine made important contributions to the thriving of the Chinese nation. , director of the China academy of traditional Chinese medicine information zong-you li pointed out that traditional Chinese medicine and its appropriate technologies in such aspects as preventive care, disease rehabilitation plays an important role.

Also in order to solve the health of Chinese medicine worldwide problem, explore the "Chinese" solution. Statistics show that "twelfth five-year" period, an increase of 500 TCM hospitals in China, by 15.5%. 91.2% of the country's community health service center, 80.2% of the towns and townships, 70.7% of community health service stations and 64.9% of the village clinic can provide services of traditional Chinese medicine. In 2014, the total outpatient visits the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine hospital 530 million, 170 million people, more than the "11th five-year plan" at the end of the growth of 47.2%, accounting for 17.9% of the total hospital visits; Outpatient service time are cost, per capita hospitalization cost respectively 12% and 24% lower than the general hospital.

But at the same time, the development of traditional Chinese medicine still faces inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine is not enough; Understaffed of TCM, TCM personnel thinking weakening of traditional Chinese medicine; Severe destruction of traditional Chinese medicine resources, and so on.

In order to make traditional medicine better benefit the people, meeting determined to further promote the development of Chinese medicine five steps:

- to promote Chinese medicine and the folk medicine of inheritance, protection and mining rescue endangered rare and precious ancient documents, strengthen educational background education, cultivate talents of Chinese medicine, improve the ability of emergency prevention and cure of traditional Chinese medicine.

- promote the cooperation of Chinese and western medicine, exploring mode to speed up the development of traditional Chinese medicine using modern technology and industry. Strengthening prevention and control of major refractory disease, chronic diseases, such as traditional Chinese medicine and new drug research and development. Perfect the standard system of Chinese medicine, strengthen the traditional Chinese medicine resources protection use and standardize planting and raising.

- ease of TCM service access, improve the coverage of urban and rural Chinese medicine service network, guarantee social office and government-run medical institutions of traditional Chinese medicine shall have equal rights in practice, etc.

- the development of traditional Chinese medicine health care services, promote Chinese medicine and health development integration, such as pension, tourism culture, promote "Internet +" Chinese medicine health care.

- increase investment and policy support of Chinese medicine. In the national list of essential medicines to increase the number of proprietary Chinese medicine varieties, better play to their role as the "basic". Strengthen the concept of traditional Chinese medicine research, expanding international trade of traditional Chinese medicine and dissemination.

According to statistics, in 2014, gross industrial output value of more than 730 billion yuan, Chinese traditional medicine imports and exports of $4.63 billion. Traditional Chinese medicine has spread to 183 countries and regions, with foreign governments and international organizations signed a cooperation agreement of traditional Chinese medicine of 86 items, in the countries along the "One Belt And One Road" nine countries have already established centers of traditional Chinese medicine. , experts say, through the enhancement of traditional Chinese medicine in health services, tourism, culture, scientific research and other aspects of development, promoting international communication of Chinese traditional culture, make traditional Chinese medicine health benefit more people.