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The
Successful 3rd World Traditional Medicine Forum
Author: Xia Linjun,Source: World Traditional Medicine Forum
On 29-30 May 2021, the
3rd World Traditional Medicine Forum (WTMF), co-organized by the World
Traditional Medicine Forum (WTMF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), was
held online. On 29 May, Mr. Ramon, Vice President of WTMF, delivered a welcome
speech on behalf of Mr. Dong Zhilin, President of
WTMF and the organizer. The Deputy Director-General of WHO, Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, gave a speech on
the occasion of the opening ceremony, Mr. Zhang Qi,
Head of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine of WHO, Mr. Wu Zhendou, Director General of the Department of
International Cooperation of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese
Medicine of China, Dr. Rajesh Kotecha, Deputy
Minister of Traditional Medicine of India, Mr. Arman Zargaran, Vice Dean for International Affairs, Office of
Persian and Complementary Medicines of Ministry of Health and Medical Education
and Assistant Professor of Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of
Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran; Mrs Yvonne Ayongo Adu-Boahen, Director of Clinical Trials Department, Food
and Drug Administration, Accra, Ghana, Prof. Noel Wannang,
Chairman of the Research Committee on Covid-19 and Other Infectious Diseases in
West Africa, and other WHO officials and government representatives attended
the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. The opening ceremony was
co-chaired by Yang Yuyang, Vice-Chair of the World
Traditional Medicine Forum, Guo Chunbiao,
Secretary-General, and Ms. Beate Lendt
from Shenzhou University of Traditional Chinese
Medicine in the Netherlands.
Dr. Zsuzsanna
Jakab, Deputy Director-General of WHO began by
congratulating the Forum in her speech. Deputy Director-General Jakab noted that traditional medicine is essential to human
healthcare and that more countries are legislating to recognize and regulate
traditional medicine. The World Health Organization (WHO) advocates
international cooperation on traditional medicine and has developed a series of
documents on traditional medicine norms & standards, guidelines and tools
to support the integration of traditional medicine into health systems
particularly in primary healthcare . The objectives of
the WTMF are in line with the WHO strategy on traditional medicine, and we hope
that the WTMF will become a platform for exchanging information on traditional
medicine from all over the world, and make the contribution of traditional
medicine to achieve the WHO goal of universal health coverage. Finally, Deputy
Director General Dr. Jakab wished the 3rd World
Traditional Medicine Forum Conference a great success.
Mr. Wu Zhendou, Director General of the Department of
International Cooperation of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese
Medicine of China, delivered a speech pointing out that in recent years, the
Chinese government has placed the work of Chinese medicine in a more prominent
position. The General Office of the State Council has issued several policies
and measures on accelerating the development of Chinese medicine with special
characteristics, requiring further implementation of the Opinions of the CPC
Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Inheritance and Innovative Development of
Chinese Medicine and the spirit of the National Conference on Chinese Medicine
to promote the high-quality development of Chinese medicine. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic in
2020, China has used a combination of Chinese and Western medicine to prevent
and control the epidemic and achieved strategic anti-epidemic results. At the
same time, TCM has actively participated in the prevention and control of the
global epidemic. The World Traditional Medicine Forum, registered in the
Netherlands, has more than 8,000 members from 80 countries and regions around
the world, and the organization has been committed to promoting the cause of
traditional medicine in a comprehensive manner for many years and has played an
active role, said Director General Wu Zhendou. It is
of great practical significance to promote the mutual appreciation of Eastern
and Western civilizations and to promote countries to value and actively play
the role of traditional medicine. Director Wu raised three points of hope:
First, to give full play to the unique advantages of traditional medicine and
help international cooperation in combating the epidemic. China is willing to
continue to share the experience and practices of traditional medicine in
fighting the epidemic with all parties, and actively participate in
international cooperation in traditional medicine against the epidemic to help
overcome the epidemic. Second, to promote the development of
traditional medicine and enhance the health and well-being of people from all
countries. We hope that through this World Traditional Medicine Forum,
all parties can better promote the development of traditional medicine in the
world. Third, deepen cooperation in traditional medicine and build a community
of human health. China is willing to further strengthen cooperation with the
World Health Organization and relevant countries in the field of traditional
medicine, take the participation of traditional medicine in responding to
public health emergencies as an entry point, actively carry out joint research
and development of traditional medicine, provide more solutions, and jointly
build a community of human health and wellness.
Mr. Zhang Qi, Head of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative
Medicine at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, delivered a report on the theme of
"Implementation of WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023",
while 43 experts and scholars in the field of traditional and complementary
medicine from 30 countries around the world discussed and exchanged views on
the theme of traditional medicine in eight topics, including theories,
research, clinical experiences and scientific achievements of traditional and
complementary medicine in different countries. Many participants shared their
experiences in the application of traditional medicine in combating COVID-19
virus infection and complications.
At the closing ceremony
on 30 May, Mr. Zhang Qi of WHO delivered his
concluding remarks. He firstly thanked the 1383 representatives of traditional
medicine from 108 countries in 6 WHO regions for participating in this forum.
He also spoke highly of the outcomes of the conference. He said that the WHO
Deputy Director-General delivered the opening address along with senior government
officials from countries in the regions. Throughout the Forum, participants
engaged in thematic discussions on a well-designed agenda and different
focuses, including the use of knowledge and approaches from traditional,
complementary and integrative medicine in response to the COVID-19 outbreak,
with a rich exchange of presentations and information on specialized technical
aspects. With 43 speakers from 30 countries representing several different
forms of traditional and complementary medicine, the Forum made significant
progress in covering different types of traditional and complementary medicine.
This was the first time that WHO and the World Traditional Medicine Forum
co-organized this forum. The objectives ofthis Forum are in line with the objectives of the
WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2019-2023. Mr. Zhang Qi
was very pleased to congratulate the success of the 3rd World Forum on
Traditional Medicine and sincerely thanked all participants, especially the
Forum Co-Chairs and speakers, for their important contributions to this Forum.
He especially thanked the organizing committee of this Forum for their hard and
excellent work in the past months for this conference, without which this Forum
could not have been a success. He concluded with three fervent hopes for the
World Traditional Medicine Forum: firstly, to further develop its role as acomprehensive and high-quality platform, uniting as wide
as possible professional organizations, healthcare providers and partners in
the field of traditional and complementary medicine, in order to represent the
true diversity of the traditional and complementary medicine community. Second, to connect and coordinate different forms of traditional
and complementary medicine to explore common ground, build consensus, and
promote collaboration towards the same goal. Finally,
to strengthen relevant research and information exchange in the field of
traditional and complementary medicine, to enhance training and capacity
building, and to organize the development of norms and standards. WHO
will continue to strengthen its successful collaboration with the World
Traditional Medicine Forum.
Finally, Chen Yemeng, Vice President of the World Traditional Medicine
Forum, declared the 3rd World Traditional Medicine Forum a success! We look
forward to seeing fellow delegates from around the world again in Malaysia next
May!
This conference is the
first time that the World Traditional Medicine Forum works together with WHO.
The convening of this forum at this special time when COVID-19 epidemic is
ravaging the world highlights WHO's support and
importance to traditional medicine.
For more information
about the conference, please visit the Forum website (English) www.woldtmf.org
Conference website (English) www.wtmforum.com
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