Traditional Chinese medicine will be incorporated into the newly revised international classification code of diseases, which will be formally promulgated next year

Economic reference for 2017-12-31

Reporter recently learned from China's state administration of traditional Chinese medicine, the world health organization (who) will be as the main body of traditional Chinese medicine of traditional medicine into the new revision of the international classification of diseases code system (ICD - 11), and will be formally promulgated in 2018. This has laid a solid foundation for traditional medicine, which is represented by traditional Chinese medicine, into the international mainstream medical system.

In recent years, the international communication and application scope of traditional Chinese medicine has been expanding. China's state administration of traditional Chinese medicine, director-general of the department of international cooperation Wang Xiaopin introduction, traditional Chinese medicine gradually into the international medical system, has been in Russia, Cuba, Vietnam, Singapore and the united Arab emirates and other countries in the form of drug registration.

Wang told reporters that more than 30 countries and regions have opened hundreds of TCM colleges and universities in the world to cultivate talents of indigenous Chinese medicine. The world federation of acupuncture and moxibustion societies, based in China, has 201 member groups in 55 countries and regions, and the world federation of Chinese medicine societies has 253 member groups in 67 countries and regions.

She said that China has also established 25 international cooperation bases for traditional Chinese medicine, covering some of the key provinces and municipalities that undertake the construction of the national "One Belt And One Road". For example, the starting point of the silk road in shaanxi, the core area of xinjiang, such as the starting point of maritime silk road in fujian, important fulcrum of hainan, etc., and Beijing, Shanghai, guangzhou, nanjing and other basic strength of big cities and in the southwest area such as yunnan and sichuan.

According to China's state administration of traditional Chinese medicine, TCM has spread to 183 countries and regions, and China has signed 86 cooperation agreements with foreign governments, regions and organizations.

Wang Xiaopin said, China's international cooperation of Chinese medicine goal: by 2020, "area" of traditional Chinese medicine comprehensive cooperation new pattern basic formation, gradually improve domestic policy support system and the international coordination mechanism, on the basis of the surrounding countries and key countries, with the cooperation of countries along the construction of 30 overseas center of Chinese medicine, 20 items of traditional Chinese medicine issued by international standards, registered 100 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine product, medicine external exchanges and cooperation demonstration base construction of 50 home.