Exhibition of Traditional Chinese Medicine deemed a success
Members of the 16th Chinese Medical Brigade with some participants of the exhibition
Members of the 16th Chinese Medical Brigade with some participants of the exhibition

THE first cultural exchange exhibition of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was successfully held in Georgetown from August 22 to 29, 2021, and saw in attendance Guyanese medical staff, local people, Guyana Chinese and overseas Chinese.

The exhibition was organised by the 16th Chinese Medical Brigade and hosted by the Chinese Association of Guyana. It was guided by the Chinese Embassy in Guyana and supported by Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Province of China, Suzhou Municipal Health Commission of China and other departments.

The activities of exhibition included online consultations, poster session, lectures on TCM healthcare knowledge, and brochures for health preservation to demonstrate TCM culture and its role in COVID-19 prevention and treatment, increasing understanding, practice and development of TCM.

Considering the situation of COVID-19 and the prevention requirements of the Guyana Government, the tour exhibition adopted the mode of offline and online, and the process was broadcast live through the online platform, which was convenient for more Guyanese friends to participate in the exhibition, a release said.

Dr. Qiao Zhiming, Captain of the 16th Chinese Medical Brigade, said the purpose of the event was to spread TCM health knowledge and advocate a scientific and healthy lifestyle, which is beneficial to keeping healthy the people of Guyana, overseas Chinese and contribute to the victory in the global fight against COVID-19.

Sheng Le, director of Suzhou Municipal Health Committee, in a video message, welcomed Guyanese friends to learn more about Chinese culture and TCM and deepen the friendship between China and Guyana.

He wished victory over the pandemic as soon as possible and all enjoy a healthier and better life together, the release from the 16th Chinese Medical Brigade said.

Fei Shaoyun, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Province, also in an online video message, said that although China and Guyana are far apart, their deep and close friendship goes back a long way. In 2020, as COVID-19 spread around the world, the Government of Jiangsu Province donated anti-pandemic medical supplies to Guyana, demonstrating the brotherly friendship of helping each other and overcoming difficulties together.

EVERGREEN
He sincerely hoped that TCM would become a health messenger and play a greater role in health cooperation between China and Guyana. He extended best wishes for the tree of Friendship between China and Guyana to remain evergreen.

Hu Hanming, Economic and Commercial Counsellor of Chinese Embassy praised the event and introduced China’s achievements in fighting COVID-19 and its contribution to the global response. He expressed the hope that the TCM exhibition will further promote cultural exchanges between China and Guyana, deepen mutual understanding between the two peoples and jointly promote the building of a global community of human health.

TCM is a great creation of the Chinese nation and has had a positive impact on the progress of world civilisation. Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed that TCM is a treasure of ancient Chinese science and the key to opening up the treasure of Chinese civilisation. Acupuncture and moxibustion of TCM are included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), and the Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) and the Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica) are listed in the Memory of the World Register.

TCM has been spread to 183 countries and regions around the world. According to the World Health Organisation, 103 member states have given approval to the practice of acupuncture and moxibustion, 29 have enacted special statutes on traditional medicine, and 18 have included acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in their medical insurance provisions. Chinese Government has signed 86 TCM cooperation agreements with other countries and international organisations.

CHARACTERISTIC CARD
TCM has become a characteristic card of China’s cultural exchanges with other countries and promoting mutual learning between East and West. China had leveraged the unique strength of TCM in preemptive prevention, differentiated medication, and multi-targeted intervention, and at every step of COVID-19 treatment and control, the release said, adding that TCM had been proved effective in treating different types of COVID -19 patients by Chinese experience and scientific research.

“They had significantly reduced the incidence rate, prevented cases with mild symptoms from worsening, increased the cure rate, lowered the fatality rate, helped nucleic acid turn negative, and sped up the rehabilitation of recovered COVID -19 patients,” the release claimed.

Foreign medical aid is an important part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which promotes people-to-people bonds. Since the first Chinese Medical Team to Guyana started on July 28, 1993, each brigade has specially selected a consultant of TCM. Many difficult and intractable diseases are well treated by TCM specialists, the release from the Chinese Medical Brigade said.

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