Asian culture and regional characteristics

of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Part Two) 
 
Source: China Pharmaceutical News 
  

        West Asia
    Dominated Western medicine popular
    Twenty countries in West Asia support powerful features. 20 countries, in addition to the three former Soviet republics and Afghanistan, the other mostly linked with the oil, reminiscent of "the rich to the flow of oil" in the Middle East (of course there are exceptions.) Developed economies to the medical and health undertakings in strong support.
    Kuwait has a highly developed national health services to its citizens free health insurance obligations to refugees. As in the cooperation project between China and Kuwait, the Chinese government has dispatched medical teams to Kuwait in 1969, now has Chinese medical teams in Section 14, the average annual admissions of more than 2 million passengers. Chinese medical team in Kuwait application of Chinese medicine outpatient hospital rehabilitation therapy integrated traditional Chinese medicine treatment of lumbar disc herniation Shubai Li, and achieved good results. Al-Sabah Hospital, Chinese medicine clinic opened in 1975; 苏尔比哈特 hospital also has a clinic every day to seek treatment for patients with up to two to three hundred people.
    Jordan's total of 98 hospitals, 368 health centers and 56 private clinics (2006). Including the capital Amman some of the hospitals, in order to meet the needs of people of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine and the recruitment of nurses in China, listed in the hospital to see a doctor. General requirements for recruitment both candidates using traditional Chinese medicine doctor, to open in the prescription, but also acupuncture, massage.
    Approximately every 500 people of Cyprus have a doctor, one nurse for every 200 people, a hospital bed for every 150 people have. Most of the hospital or clinic doctor has to study abroad experience, hospital or pharmacy supply of drugs, primarily imported from the United States and Europe. 90s from the 20th century, the Chinese began to place in Cyprus. According to October 2002 data, there are more than 30 traditional Chinese medicine doctor, one per 2 million people in traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Most of the local people, several have been studied in China.
    Less than a million people of Qatar, the country's per capita GDP in 2005 to 4.4 million. Free medical care for the country. Have 4 major hospitals, medical centers near 20. Doha has a Chinese medicine clinic run by the old Chinese medicine, the use of Chinese medicine and massage treatment to patients. There are several massage centers or health centers, is doing well.
    Oman Total regional, state and local level hospitals 49. According to 2005 data, the country about 28 Chinese medicine clinics; Chinese medicine acupuncture clinic often to recruit professionals in China to understand acupuncture, massage, Chinese medicine are normally required to have 3 years work experience, good treatment of neck and shoulder disorders.
    Free medical care for the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi and Dubai have a semi-official Chinese medicine clinics are large scale. The Government attaches great importance to study herbal medicine, herbal medicine in 1989, established a research center in Abu Dhabi in 1994, the Registration Committee set up a herbal medicine and regulations, promulgated regulations on herbs up June 1, 1998 came into effect.
    Central Asia 
    Popular application of a good foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine
    A deep base in Central Asia (5 countries) characteristics. These 5 countries are former Soviet republics, have a profound traditional Chinese medicine based on the former Soviet Union. Acupuncture early 10th century (Northern Song Dynasty) to pass the former Soviet Union. The 20th century, the Chinese medicine 50 years especially the former Soviet Union rapid development of acupuncture.   Acupuncture is also often referred to as the former Soviet Union, "Reflexology."
    Kyrgyz businessmen doing business in China often, made a special trip to Urumqi for Chinese acupuncture and massage therapy. Pharmaceutical companies in the country 阿扎提法鲁 wood Pharmaceutical Group and Sichuan Xiu establish a cooperative relationship. February 13, 2009, to the city, headed by long 列耶夫纳里曼 Bishkek City, the delegation made a special trip to the country visited the Beijing Chinese Medicine Hospital.
    Independence of Tajikistan to China to study in the first batch of students studying medicine, and some stay for 14 years, from learning  Chinese, and Chinese acupuncture undergraduate, master, to Dr. April 2006, the Ministry of Health East Medical Center delegation to visit China Chinese Academy of Sciences to study and understand the development of traditional Chinese medicine, between the two countries to seek cooperation in traditional medicine.
    Uzbekistan, the Asian part of the former Soviet Union republics in the 8 most populous country in the development of Chinese medicine by the former Soviet Union the greatest impact. 80 years of the 20th century, the All-Union has seven regular reflexology (formerly known as acupuncture) teaching centers, including one to the Uzbek capital Tashkent. The pharmaceutical industry developed rapidly after independence, the potential market demand for large pharmaceutical; people of low purchasing power of Chinese medicine is more easily accepted by local people; in the pharmaceutical industry that the Government was actively encouraging the development of the industry in the country great potential for pharmaceutical development.
    Kazakhstan, as the former Soviet Union in 8 Asian countries to join the largest country in the development of Chinese medicine by the great impact the former Soviet Union. The country is currently an epidemic of Chinese style, Chinese massage, Chinese medicine therapy, Chinese beauty and so is considered the healthiest, most environmentally friendly, the most amazing treatment. (Reporter Ma set Division)