Chapter 354 - 354: Grandpa Tang Arrived. (1/2)

The emcee of the conference went up to the stage. She started to talk.

”Dear guests, please take a seat in front of the stage. We as the organizer have invited someone special to give you a talk. Please.” The emcee invited the guests to sit on the chair prepared in front of the stage.

”Na An, let's go.” You Qi pushed Ding Na An to sit.

”Okay.” Ding Na An followed Yu Qi.

”I wonder who will go to give a talk here. He or she must be well known.”

Yu Qi heard someone talking.

”Of course. Otherwise, the organizer would not invite him.”

Ding Na An leaned over. ”Who do you think?”

Yu Qi shook her head. ”I don't know. Probably a well-known doctor from this country.”

The guest filled the seats. The emcee once again went up to the stage with a smile.

”Thank you for your cooperation. Without any waiting, we would like to welcome the famous doctor that specializes in both traditional and western medical knowledge, Professor Doctor Tang Jiang Man.” The emcee announced.

Ding Na An and Yu Qi looked at each other. They obviously surprised by this.

”Yu Qi, you don't know about this?” Ding Na An asked.

”No.” Yu Qi answered.

”I see. Well, let's hear about the lecture.” Ding Na An said.

Grandpa Tang gave the lecture about the roles of traditional medicine in primary health care.

”Thank you for the organizer for inviting this old man to this medical conference. In the recent past, there has been a growing interest in Traditional medicine/Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM) and their relevance to public health both in developed and developing countries.

Diversity, flexibility, easy accessibility, broad continuing acceptance in developing countries and increasing popularity in developed countries, relatively low cost, low levels of technological input, relative low side effects and growing economic importance are some of the positive features of traditional medicine.

In this context, there is a critical need to mainstream traditional medicine into public health care to achieve the objective of improved access to healthcare facilities. However, evidence suggests a disparity between personal choices the public make in terms of integration of different medical systems and the TCAM policy formulation and their implementation. According to WHO some of the major policy challenges include safety, efficacy, quality and rational use of traditional medicine.”

Grandpa Tang stopped for a moment. He adjusted his tone before starting talked again.

” There is also new knowledge generated in the west and other developed countries with a mix of ancient and contemporary scientific knowledge such as phytomedicine, health supplements and macrobiotics among many others which are of relatively recent origin. There are other therapies such as reiki or shiatsu which are of 20th-century origin.

Often some of these are also a blend of one or more of older medical knowledge systems. Some consider homoeopathy and chiropractic systems not as traditional medical systems as they were developed in Europe post 18th century after the introduction of modern medicine. Many other new forms of TCAM therapies can be grouped under this category. Since some of the new forms of alternative health knowledge are often guided by modern knowledge issues related to their acceptance may be different.