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Philippine expert hails TCM in promoting people's health along BRI

STORY: Philippine expert hails TCM in promoting people's health along BRI DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the symposium 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANNABELLE PABIONA-DE GUZMAN, Director general, Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care, Department of Health of the Philippines 3. various of the symposium STORYLINE: A Philippine expert hailed the role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in promoting the health and well-being of people in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative at a symposium in Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province on Friday. SOUNDBITE (English): ANNABELLE PABIONA-DE GUZMAN, Director general, Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care, Department of Health of the Philippines "We have developed very good linkages and cooperation between the Philippines and China for traditional Chinese medicine. So we already have traditional Chinese medicine in the Philippines for the last three years. I thin

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University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative medicine in Pakistan

STORY: University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative medicine in Pakistan DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the professor and students at Pakistan's Quaid-i-Azam University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUSHTAQ AHMAD, Professor of Quaid-i-Azam University 3. various of the professor and students researching on TCM STORYLINE: Hundreds of students at Pakistan's Quaid-i-Azam University have been conducting extensive research on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They believe that TCM can significantly improve Pakistan's healthcare system, offering a cost-effective solution with minimal side effects. To promote detailed knowledge and research about TCM, the university offers courses in Master of Science and PhD in the field. Professor Mushtaq Ahmad, head of the plant sciences department, successfully produced a TCM drug using the peony medicinal plant to treat epilepsy. He is now collaborating with local pharmaceutical

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

(230804) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students of plant sciences check samples of dried Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) plants at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative medicine in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

(230804) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Mushtaq Ahmad (R), head of the department on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at Quaid-i-Azam University and an alumnus of the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, demonstrates a dried Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) plant sample to students at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative medicine in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

(230804) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student of plant sciences observes a lab sample using a microscope at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative medicine in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

(230804) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Mushtaq Ahmad (1st R), head of the department on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at Quaid-i-Azam University and an alumnus of the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, demonstrates a dried Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) plant sample to students at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative medicine in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

(230804) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student of plant sciences checks samples of dried Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) plants at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative medicine in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Chinese acupuncture technique promotion center inaugurated in Algeria

STORY: Chinese acupuncture technique promotion center inaugurated in Algeria DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HAFSA ZIDANE, Director of Ben Aknoun Hospital 3. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: A Chinese acupuncture technique promotion center was inaugurated Monday in Ben Aknoun Hospital in Algiers, in the presence of members of the Chinese medical team and representatives of the hospital. The center serves as a platform for promoting and advancing traditional Chinese acupuncture practices and knowledge in Algeria. It will focus on triple puncture technique, which is simple and convenient to operate and is very effective in treating pain problems. The center will also provide opportunities for Algerian healthcare practitioners to learn about Chinese traditional medicine techniques, which provides an alternative to surgery. This center will further enhance bilateral collabor

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Traditional Chinese Medicine provides relief to Zimbabweans

STORY: Traditional Chinese Medicine provides relief to Zimbabweans DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the TCM center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHARITY NYAKURIMWA, Patient 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CATHERINE SADZA, Patient 4. various of the patients being cured 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZHU WEI, Head of the 19th Chinese Medical Team in Zimbabwe 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RICHARD MUTINGWENDE, Homeopathy specialist and TCM trainee STORYLINE: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is providing a viable medical alternative to Zimbabweans as more people turn to natural remedies. Since a TCM center was opened at Parirenyatwa Hospital in the capital Harare in 2020, thousands of locals with different ailments have come to the center to receive treatment free of charge. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHARITY NYAKURIMWA, Patient "I thought there is a non-pharmacological way that I can have myself healed, so I came and it was just a walk-in without booking, so

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CENTER

(221128) -- HARARE, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Wei (R), a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor, demonstrates acupuncture treatment to his students at a TCM center at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 28, 2022. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is providing a viable medical alternative to Zimbabweans as more people turn to natural remedies. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Traditional Chinese Medicine provides relief to Zimbabweans

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CENTER

(221128) -- HARARE, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Wei (L), a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor, gives a patient acupuncture treatment at a TCM center at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 28, 2022. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is providing a viable medical alternative to Zimbabweans as more people turn to natural remedies. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Traditional Chinese Medicine provides relief to Zimbabweans

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CENTER

(221128) -- HARARE, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at a Traditional Chinese Medicine center at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 28, 2022. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is providing a viable medical alternative to Zimbabweans as more people turn to natural remedies. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Traditional Chinese Medicine provides relief to Zimbabweans

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CENTER

(221128) -- HARARE, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man receives acupuncture treatment at a Traditional Chinese Medicine center at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 28, 2022. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is providing a viable medical alternative to Zimbabweans as more people turn to natural remedies. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Traditional Chinese Medicine provides relief to Zimbabweans

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CENTER

(221128) -- HARARE, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman receives acupuncture treatment at a Traditional Chinese Medicine center at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 28, 2022. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is providing a viable medical alternative to Zimbabweans as more people turn to natural remedies. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Traditional Chinese Medicine provides relief to Zimbabweans

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Namibians embrace Traditional Chinese Medicine for treatments

STORY: Namibians embrace Traditional Chinese Medicine for treatments DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the acupuncture department at Katutura State Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NITA NUJOMA, Namibian citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETRUS KASHIMBANGA, Namibian citizen 4. various of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team in Namibia has managed to avail an alternative treatment of ailments to Namibians through practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The team is based at the acupuncture department at Katutura State Hospital in the Namibian capital Windhoek. They handle around 50 patients daily. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NITA NUJOMA, Namibian citizen "I come for acupuncture therapy for the pain in my muscles and my body after seizures that come to feel the way I could not move properly, and it has helped a lot. Invisible disabilities, physical disabilities, all these types of things, acupuncture can a

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Traditional Chinese Medicine firm in Hungary wins award

STORY: Traditional Chinese Medicine firm in Hungary wins award DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the firm receiving the certificate and trophy 2. various of Janos Latorcai, Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament STORYLINE: Dr. Chen Pharmacy, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) company that has been operating in the Hungarian capital Budapest for 25 years, won the "Value and Quality Award" on Thursday. In this year's ceremony, the prize went to 41 applications from 34 applicants from almost the entire spectrum of the economy. The company said in its application that "Dr. Chen Pharmacy's main objective, other than healing, is to teach people a lifestyle that prevents illness. It helps its customers with combining TCM with modern Western medicine and alternative therapies." Founded in 2018, the "Value and Quality Award" is supported by the Hungarian Parliament and the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office. It recognizes and rewards Hungar

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GLOBALink | Acupuncture offers alternative medical option to Zimbabweans

The Zimbabwe-China Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Center at the Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, has offered an alternative medical option to Zimbabweans. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Acupuncture offers alternative medical option to Zimbabweans

STORY: Acupuncture offers alternative medical option to Zimbabweans DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MELBA MAFIKA, Patient 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MELBA MAFIKA, Patient 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZHU WEI, Doctor at the Parirenyatwa Hospital 4. various of patients receiving acupuncture treatment STORYLINE: The Zimbabwe-China Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Center at the Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, has offered an alternative medical option to Zimbabweans. The center, established in 2020 as part of the efforts to offer Zimbabweans affordable medical treatment, has in recent months seen a multitude of patients seeking medical attention free of charge. Melba Mafika, who was involved in a car accident, has been experiencing side effects due to medication. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MELBA MAFIKA, Patient "The reason why I decided to come here is because I have been having some bad