TCM Draft For Health Care Reform Unveiled
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
China State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine has completed the basic draft of "Opinion on supporting and promoting TCM development." The document, as one of the components in China's heath care reform, specifies TCM's important role ranging from guiding principles to implementing concepts. In particular, it addresses issues on rural TCM work, compensation mechanisms and TCM practicing laws. In addition, the Ministry of Health has asked TCM administrative departments to accord as much emphasis on TCM as Western medicine by promoting TCM reform, accelerating legislation and strengthening talent cultivation. (Click here for more - Chinese Language)