Health Ministry works to increase use of traditional medicine

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Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of
Health will work to increase medical examinations and treatment using oriental
medicine, as well as meet demand for herbal medicine.

According to the ministry, Vietnam has 63
public hospitals of and three private ones. About 92.7
percent of hospitals have oriental medicine faculties, a rise of 2.7 percent
compared to 2015.

Treatment using oriental medicine has
gradually risen over the years, with the technniques used in 4.1 percent, 11.7
percent and 13.4 percent of total cases in central, provincial and district
levels, respectively.

Many localities have built and upgraded traditional
medicine hospitals, including the capital city of Hanoi, the northern province
of Ninh Binh, the central province of Binh Dinh and the southern provinces Binh
Thuan and Tay Ninh.

Treatment with oriental medicine combined
with modern medicine has been improved. The health sector has also worked to modernise
equipment for those hospitals and promote the application of science.

The ministry will instruct relevant agencies
to examine the quality of s and monitor the operation of
facilities providing oriental treatment and medicine manufacturers. In
addition, activities tackling fake medicine trading will be launched.

The health sector will strive to complete
the State management system for oriental medicine, so that all health departments
have specialised units in the field.-VNA