
The plan proposes that by 2030, everyone will have access to traditional Chinese medicine services, and the construction of ethnic minority medical hospitals and talent training will be strengthened.
The General Office of the People's Government of Yunnan Province issued the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Yunnan Province", which aims to improve the medical service capabilities of ethnic minorities, strengthen talent training, promote the integration of the traditional Chinese medicine industry and external exchanges, with the goal of realizing that everyone can enjoy traditional Chinese medicine services by 2030.
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The Yunnan Provincial Government released the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Yunnan Province", which aims to improve the traditional Chinese medicine service system and industry level through policy guidance.
China News Service, Kunming, November 11 (Reporter Liu Ranyang) The General Office of the People's Government of Yunnan Province recently issued the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for the Revitalization and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Yunnan Province" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), stating that actions will be implemented to improve the medical service capabilities of ethnic minorities, strengthen the construction of ethnic minority medical hospitals, and promote the joint construction and sharing of medical resources for Tibetan, Dai, Yi and other ethnic minorities.
The "Plan" clarifies that actions will be implemented to improve the medical service capabilities of ethnic minorities, promote exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups, and build a solid sense of community for the Chinese nation. Strengthen the construction of minority medical hospitals, support the construction of provincial (minority medical) regional medical centers, and strive to achieve the Diqing Prefecture Tibetan Hospital to meet the standards of a third-class ethnic minority medical hospital. Promote the joint construction and sharing of medical resources of Tibetan, Dai, Yi and other ethnic minorities, promote the expansion of ethnic minority medical talents, and build a pattern of "shared health care, cultural integration, and shared development". Encourage traditional Chinese medicine hospitals to open ethnic minority medical departments.
In terms of talent training, the "Plan" proposes to support colleges and universities to improve the traditional Chinese medicine education system, adjust and optimize professional curriculum, and integrate teacher-to-teacher education throughout the entire process of clinical practice teaching. Establish a provincial, municipal, and county multi-level TCM teacher-teacher education system, vigorously carry out the inheritance of academic experience of famous and veteran TCM experts, and build a group of inheritance studios for famous and veteran TCM experts. Strengthen the training of clinical backbones of traditional Chinese medicine at the grassroots level and establish stable investment channels for talent training.
In terms of inheritance and innovation, the "Plan" proposes to promote the collection, collection, research and utilization of ancient Chinese medicine literature, classic prescriptions, traditional knowledge, etc., and to improve the integrated innovation model of Chinese medicine industry, academia and research. Establish and strengthen the Yunnan Provincial Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, support the development of new productive forces, and promote the output and transformation of results.
The "Plan" also proposes to support the construction of medicinal plant germplasm resource nurseries and domestication and breeding bases for rare wild Chinese medicinal materials, increase efforts in the selection and breeding of improved varieties and new varieties of rare medicinal materials, and strengthen the protection of rare and endangered wild medicinal materials. Promote the high-quality integrated development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry, guide the integration of traditional Chinese medicine with tourism, sports, elderly care, hot springs, forest health care and other fields, and cultivate life-oriented consumption scenarios.
In terms of external exchanges, strengthen exchanges and cooperation with neighboring countries and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions, promote the "going out" of traditional Chinese medicine, continue to support the construction of overseas centers of traditional Chinese medicine, support qualified medical institutions to carry out pilot projects for international medical services, and enhance the external medical service capabilities of traditional Chinese medicine medical institutions in border areas.
The "Plan" clarifies that by 2030, Yunnan's traditional Chinese medicine service system will be more complete, Chinese medicine service capabilities will be significantly improved, the collaborative integration of Chinese and Western medicine will be more efficient, medical quality will continue to be optimized, the Chinese medicine talent team will continue to grow, the level of Chinese medicine scientific research and innovation will be greatly improved, grassroots services will be more convenient, the Chinese medicine industry will be deeply integrated, Chinese medicine culture will flourish and develop, regional influence will be further enhanced, new results will be achieved in the revitalization and development of Chinese medicine, and everyone will have access to Chinese medicine services.
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