China, Singapore sign 2nd plan on TCM cooperation

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 ◆ China, Singapore sign 2nd plan on TCM cooperation

The second plan on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cooperation between health ministries of China and Singapore was signed here recently.

Chinese Vice Minister for Health and Director General of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM) She Jing and Singaporean State Minister for Health and Environment Balaji Sadasivan signed the document, under which China will share with Singapore its expertise in developing and regulating practice,and Singapore will share with China its information on TCM regulation and research and help train personnel from China in health management.

The 3-year plan is based on the successful completion of the first 3-year plan on TCM cooperation which was signed in July 1999 between Singapore's Ministry of Health and SATCM of China.

For the implementation of the plan, a Sino-Singaporean Committee on TCM Cooperation was set up with an aim to formulate cooperation plans and facilitate the mutual exchange of information and expertise on matters pertaining to the teaching, practice and regulation of TCM between the two countries.

Preceding the signing, the third meeting of the committee was held to finalize the second plan.

In their respective speeches, both She Jing and Balaji spoke highly of the achievement in implementing the first plan and expressed their belief that the strengthening of Sino-Singaporean cooperation on TCM will not only promote TCM development in both countries but also facilitate TCM development worldwide.