An official from the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine announced that all tertiary public TCM hospitals, along with at least 80 percent of secondary public TCM facilities, must have pediatric departments in place by the end of November. This requirement is part of the nation's three-tier hospital system, where tertiary hospitals represent the highest level of care.
Ouyang Bo, who serves as the deputy director within the administration's department responsible for integrating traditional Chinese and Western medicine, shared that by the conclusion of 2023, approximately 96 percent of tertiary TCM hospitals and 72 percent of secondary hospitals will have established pediatric clinics. This expansion aligns with a larger initiative aimed at enhancing pediatric healthcare over a two-year period that extends through 2027.
Additionally, the administration is implementing various standards for diagnosis and efficacy evaluations, with specific guidelines focusing on conditions like adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and cough variant asthma in children. The administration is also backing 23 cities in experimental TCM approaches to address childhood and adolescent obesity, as well as supporting 26 cities and three provinces in using TCM treatments for scoliosis management. A trial program utilizing 60 different TCM treatments to fight childhood myopia has also shown promising results.
In the previous year, around 25.97 million toddlers aged three and under used TCM services, benefiting from dietary guidance and daily activity recommendations. Furthermore, since the start of 2023, four pediatric TCM medications have received market approval. Looking ahead, Ouyang emphasized the administration's commitment to advancing pilot projects aimed at controlling myopia, obesity, and scoliosis, while also focusing on developing TCM experts dedicated to pediatric care and enhancing research on pediatric TCM drugs.
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