The 2026 SCO Traditional Medicine Forum special event was held in Nanchang. The International Education Alliance for Traditional Medicine Technology was established.

China News Service, Nanchang, September 17 (Reporters Wu Pengquan and Xiao Yudi) The 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Traditional Medicine Forum special event Traditional Medicine Education Dialogue was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi on the 17th. At the event site, the International Education Alliance for Traditional Medicine Technology was established, bringing together universities and industry institutions from China, Russia, Belarus, Pakistan and other countries and regions to focus on promoting the docking of traditional medical education standards, integration of curriculum systems, and mutual recognition of academic qualifications.

Sergey Vladimirovich Muravyov, head of international cooperation at the Perm State Medical University in Russia, said that the alliance will become a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience, making interactions between each other more productive and promoting the development of traditional medicine.

Danvantri, secretary of the Indian Ayurvedic Medical Association, said that Indian Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine have many similarities and can develop collaboratively and make progress together. He hopes that the alliance can set a model for international cooperation, with all parties working together to build a healthier world.

Alena Anatolyevna Sushchenia, associate professor at the Belarusian State Medical University, said that cooperation between Belarus and China in the fields of health care, traditional medicine and medical education continues to deepen. It is expected that the alliance will become a bridge for educational cooperation. Under the SCO framework, countries will strengthen communication in terms of curriculum systems, teaching standards, and mutual recognition of qualifications, creating favorable conditions for the transnational flow and joint training of traditional medicine talents.