The opinion pointed out that Chinese medicine (ethnic medicine) is a medical science that has gradually formed and continuously enriched the development of people’s lives in the thousands of years of life and the fight against disease, and has made important contributions to the prosperity of the Chinese nation and to the world. The progress of civilization has had a positive effect. Since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, the Party Central Committee and the State Council have attached great importance to the work of Chinese medicine, and the Chinese medicine industry has made remarkable achievements. However, we must also be soberly aware that the current development of Chinese medicine is still faced with many problems and cannot meet the growing health needs of the people.
The contents of the document mainly include fully understanding the importance and urgency of supporting and promoting the development of TCM, guiding ideology and basic principles for the development of TCM, actively developing TCM medical and preventive health services, promoting the inheritance and innovation of TCM, and strengthening TCM It consists of 10 parts: building a talent team, improving the level of development of the Chinese medicine industry, accelerating the development of ethnic medicine, prospering and developing the culture of Chinese medicine, promoting the development of Chinese medicine into the world, and perfecting safeguards for the development of Chinese medicine.
The opinion pointed out that for a long time, Chinese medicine and Western medicine complement each other and coordinated development, and jointly shoulder the task of safeguarding and enhancing people's health. This is an important feature and significant advantage of China's medical and health undertakings. Supporting and promoting the development of traditional Chinese medicine is of great significance for deepening the reform of the medical and health system, raising the people's health level, promoting Chinese culture, promoting economic development and social harmony.
The Opinions pointed out that adhering to the Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thinking of the "Three Represents," we must fully implement the scientific outlook on development and satisfy the people's demand for Chinese medicine services as the starting point for the work of Chinese medicine. Observe the law of development of traditional Chinese medicine, maintain and promote the distinctive advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, promote inheritance and innovation, enrich and develop the theory and practice of traditional Chinese medicine, promote the coordinated development of traditional Chinese medicine, and provide services for improving the health of the entire nation.
The opinion stated that in order to strengthen the construction of TCM medical service system, the local people's government at or above the county level should properly plan and deploy TCM medical institutions (including TCM and Western medicine and national medical and medical institutions) in the regional health plan. Actively develop preventive health care services for traditional Chinese medicine, incorporate Chinese medicine services into public health service projects, and actively use Chinese medicine methods and techniques in the Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
Opinions request that Chinese medicine inheritance work be done well, and that scientific and technological advancement and innovation of Chinese medicine should be accelerated. In strengthening the contingent of Chinese medicine, the education of Chinese medicine colleges and universities should be reformed, the system of teacher education and continuing education of traditional Chinese medicine should be improved, and the basic talents and technical backbones of Chinese medicine should be accelerated. To cultivate and improve the appraisal system for talents in TCM.
In raising the level of development of the Chinese medicine industry, the opinions put forward to promote the sustainable development of Chinese medicine resources, build a modern Chinese medicine industry and commercial system, and strengthen the management of traditional Chinese medicine. The opinions also put forward the acceleration of the development of ethnic medicine, the prosperity and development of Chinese medicine culture, and the promotion of Chinese medicine to the world.
In improving the safeguards for the development of traditional Chinese medicine, the opinions put forward to strengthen the organization and leadership of the work of Chinese medicine, increase investment in Chinese medicine, medical security policies and basic medicine policies to encourage the provision and use of Chinese medicine services, and strengthen Chinese medicine. Legal construction and intellectual property protection, and strengthening management of the Chinese medicine industry.
The opinions emphasized that all localities and relevant departments should fully understand the importance and urgency of supporting and promoting the development of Chinese medicine, and take effective measures to comprehensively strengthen the work of Chinese medicine and create a new situation in the sustained and healthy development of Chinese medicine.