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Vietnam to host traditional medicine conference of sub-Mekong nations

Vietnam to host traditional medicine conference of sub-Mekong countries

The ninth conference on traditional medicine of countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region will take place in Hanoi on September 5 and 6, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam to host traditional medicine conference of sub-Mekong countries ảnh 1Medical workers are preparing traditional medicine for patients at the HCM City Traditional Medicine Hospital (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The ninth conference on traditional medicine ofcountries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region will take place in Hanoi onSeptember 5 and 6, according to the Ministry of Health.

The conference will be themed'Traditional medicine in caring for the community’s health', said director ofthe ministry’s Department of Traditional Medicine Management Pham Vu Khanh at apress briefing on August 29.

The event will review work sincethe last conference in Myanmar in 2017 and discuss cooperation intraditional medicine among countries in the region, particularly in traditionalmedicine and herbal medicine preservation and development, he said.

Participants will also introducethe latest achievements in traditional medicine and share experience andinformation relating to using traditional medicine in public healthcare.

On the sidelines of the conferencethere will be an expo on traditional medicine products of countries in thesub-region and a showcase for traditional medicine practitioners from countriesin the region to demonstrate their traditional therapies.

The healthcare system oftraditional Vietnamese medicine has been expanded, with all 63 provinces andcities nationwide having traditional medicine hospitals.

An estimated 30 percent ofpatients get treatment by traditional medicine or are treated by traditionalmedicine in combination with modern medicine, according to the ministry.

The Greater Mekong Sub-regionconsists of Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China.-VNA
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