Medical workers are preparing traditional medicine for patients at the HCM City Traditional Medicine Hospital (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The ninth conference on of
countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region will take place in on
September 5 and 6, according to the .
The conference will be themed
‘Traditional medicine in caring for the community’s health’, said director of
the ministry’s Department of Traditional Medicine Management Pham Vu Khanh at a
press briefing on August 29.
The event will review work since
the last conference in Myanmar in 2017 and discuss cooperation in
traditional medicine among countries in the region, particularly in traditional
medicine and herbal medicine preservation and development, he said.
Participants will also introduce
the latest achievements in traditional medicine and share experience and
information relating to using traditional medicine in public healthcare.
On the sidelines of the conference
there will be an expo on traditional medicine products of countries in the
sub-region and a showcase for traditional medicine practitioners from countries
in the region to demonstrate their traditional therapies.
The healthcare system of
traditional Vietnamese medicine has been expanded, with all 63 provinces and
cities nationwide having traditional medicine hospitals.
An estimated 30 percent of
patients get treatment by traditional medicine or are treated by traditional
medicine in combination with modern medicine, according to the ministry.
The
consists of Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
