Should further optimize the use of the characteristics of Chinese medicine

Business Club April 25th The Chinese medicine has been extensive and profound, and has played a very important role in the prosperity and prosperity of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. Its curative effect has passed long-term clinical validation and development and is an important area in which China has the potential for independent innovation. The efficacy of Chinese medicine in the treatment and control of viral diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, immune diseases, metabolic diseases, women's diseases and geriatric diseases, and health care is difficult to substitute for western medicine. The characteristics of low side effects of Chinese medicine and resistance to drug resistance are unmatched by western medicine.

In the construction of our country's basic medical and health care system, traditional Chinese medicine has the outstanding advantages of “simple, convenient, honest, and honest” and does not require expensive equipment and equipment. It is particularly suitable for promotion in rural areas and urban communities. With limited investment in national health care costs, vigorously developing traditional Chinese medicine and giving full play to its unique advantages will help reduce the cost of medical and health care in the whole society and solve the problem of the “difficult and expensive” medical service for the masses.

In this regard, the author suggests:

First, we must adhere to the principle of equal emphasis on Chinese and Western medicine, and place Chinese medicine and Western medicine in an equally important position. We must not only treat them equally in the areas of capital investment, resource allocation, and service, but also according to the different development laws and characteristics of Chinese and Western medicines. With regard to their respective advantages, they must implement a focused tilt. They must develop Chinese medicine in accordance with the characteristics and laws of Chinese medicine, accelerate the legislative process of Chinese medicine, and adhere to the equal legal, academic, and clinical status of Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

Second, we must strengthen the construction of TCM medical institutions, increase the number of TCM hospitals and TCM clinics, and train more TCM talents. Basic salaries of personnel of Chinese medical institutions organized by the government, and subsidies within the scope of the state regulations shall be fully funded by the government, end the phenomenon of “taking medicine to support medical care” and “support the west to raise the middle school” to maintain public welfare for public Chinese medicine hospitals. The masses provide guarantees for the provision of "Chinese medicine, simple, convenient, and inexpensive". Especially in rural and urban communities, we must focus on the role of Chinese medicine.

Third, the proportion of Chinese medicine products should be added to the Essential Medicines Catalogue, the Medicare Catalogue, and the New Rural Cooperative Catalogue, and the minimum proportion of traditional Chinese medicine varieties should be stipulated in different levels of medical institutions, and all Chinese herbal medicine varieties and Chinese medical treatment items should be reimbursed.

Fourth, we must strengthen the cultural construction of Chinese medicine and related education, increase the number of educational institutions for Chinese medicine, improve the quality of education, and incorporate the knowledge of Chinese medicine culture and Chinese medicine into the curriculum of primary and secondary schools and universities. Establish a museum of Chinese medicine culture, set up a specialized agency, and carry out popularization of Chinese medicine. Pay attention to the international exchanges and cooperation of Chinese medicine and organize more academic exchange activities to attract more foreign students and scholars to study and study Chinese medicine in China. Organize foreign officials, experts, scholars, news media and other people from all walks of life to come to China to learn about Chinese medicine. To change their prejudice against traditional Chinese medicine and gradually eliminate the barriers to understanding in the international promotion of traditional Chinese medicine, so that traditional Chinese medicine can formally march toward the international market.