Hanoi to host first trade fair on traditional medicine

The event will be co-organised by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Trade Promotion Centre for
Agriculture (Agritrade) and the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Department of Traditional
Medicine and Pharmacy Management. It is expected to host up to 150 pavilions.

Director Dao Van Ho said the
trade fair will introduce and promote clean and safe traditional medicine of
high quality, thus serving as a trustworthy destination for consumers.

It also aims to connect herb growers and
traders with firms manufacturing traditional medicine, thus bolstering
consumption of the products, he added.

According to the MoH, about 1,300 medicinal
plant species have been found in Vietnam, with the country’s herbal medicine industry
manufacturing under the World Health Organisation’s good manufacturing
practices.–VNA