The number of traditional Chinese medicine clinics in China has increased to 42000

The reporter learned from the press conference held by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the 14th that the number of traditional Chinese medicine clinics in China has increased from more than 3000 in 2015 to 42000, and full coverage has been achieved in community health service centers and township health centers. 99.6% of community health service centers and township health centers can provide traditional Chinese medicine services, and the coverage of grassroots traditional Chinese medicine services continues to expand

Xing Chao, Deputy Director of the Medical Administration Department of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that in recent years, the accessibility, fairness, and sustainability of grassroots traditional Chinese medicine services have been continuously strengthened

Enhancing the connotation of traditional Chinese medicine clinics to achieve "from having to being excellent". China continues to carry out projects such as targeted free medical student training for traditional Chinese medicine majors in rural areas, training for backbone talents in traditional Chinese medicine clinics, and construction of grassroots renowned traditional Chinese medicine expert inheritance studios; The proportion of community health service centers and township health centers that can provide suitable traditional Chinese medicine technologies has increased to 98% by training and promoting more than 10 items in 6 categories

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinics also fully leverage the unique role of TCM in public health services, providing TCM constitution identification services for the elderly and TCM health guidance for children, and offering TCM health management services

It is reported that after the experience of building traditional Chinese medicine clinics was promoted nationwide, some places actively promoted the upgrading of the construction of traditional Chinese medicine clinics

Since 2012, we have established a special fund for the construction of traditional Chinese medicine clinics for 13 consecutive years, with a total investment of 220 million yuan to build 1786 traditional Chinese medicine clinics. In 2018, full coverage of traditional Chinese medicine clinics in grassroots medical service institutions across the province was achieved Kong Qun, Deputy Director and Second level Inspector of Shaanxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said. To address the shortage of talents in traditional Chinese medicine clinics, Shaanxi Province has invested 36.33 million yuan for seven consecutive years to train 140 leaders and 1491 key talents in traditional Chinese medicine clinics. Through the construction of grassroots "mentorship" and "famous doctor inheritance studios", 533 key talents in traditional Chinese medicine have been trained. Township health centers and community health service centers also regularly hold lectures and exchanges on suitable traditional Chinese medicine techniques to enhance the traditional Chinese medicine service capabilities of grassroots health technicians