The first batch of international standards for traditional Chinese medicine is expected to be published in 2013

2013-05-20 source: Wang Xiaopin, director of the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine of Xinhuanet, said at the "2013 Forum on innovation and development of traditional Chinese medicine industry" recently that the international organization for standardization of traditional Chinese medicine Standardization Technical Committee (hereinafter referred to as ISO / tc249) is expected to complete the publication of the first batch of traditional Chinese medicine ISO standards in 2013 With the increasingly frequent international trade activities of traditional Chinese medicine, the voice and demand for the standardization of traditional Chinese medicine are growing Wang Xiaopin disclosed at the meeting that the international organization for standardization of traditional Chinese medicine Standardization Technical Committee has developed 32 member countries, 2 international standard proposals have entered the draft stage of the committee, 11 projects have been recognized by all members, and the first batch of Chinese medicine ISO standards are expected to be published in 2013 At present, traditional Chinese medicine has spread to 168 countries and regions, becoming an important choice of medical care in various countries Around the world, there are about 300000 practitioners of all kinds of traditional Chinese medicine and more than 80000 institutions of traditional Chinese medicine (including acupuncture and moxibustion) The world TCM service market is valued at US $50 billion per year As of 2012, 119 countries have formulated national policies on traditional medicine, 69 countries have herbal medicine management policies, compared with 65 and 25 in 1999 In addition, 103 countries explicitly use acupuncture, 29 countries have regulations and 18 countries are included in medical insurance Such achievements are inseparable from the good external environment created by bilateral cooperation Wang Xiaopin said that China has signed 97 intergovernmental agreements with 77 countries, including cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine, and 60 specialized agreements on cooperation in traditional Chinese medicine with the United States, France, Russia, Australia, Mexico and other countries At the same time, strengthen cooperation with major countries to improve the influence and radiation of the project