World Health Organization chief given report on use of traditional Chinese medicine in fighting Covid-19
- National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus received the study ‘with delight’
- China’s leaders have promoted the use of traditional treatments in tackling the pandemic
Proponents of traditional Chinese medicine have met the head of the World Health Organization to present a report on its use in the fight against Covid-19.
The delegation led by Huang Luqi, a vice-commissioner of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, met Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva on Monday.
A statement published on the administration’s website on Wednesday said the report from the Chinese Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine “systematically evaluates the effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese medicine using scientific methods”, adding that Tedros had received the report “with delight”.
Tedros wrote on Twitter that he met Huang to “discuss the role of traditional Chinese medicine in improving people’s health”.
Huang said China had been working with the WHO and had made important contributions to the development of global traditional medicine.
China’s leaders have given strong support to TCM and the national guidelines on fighting Covid include several traditional treatments.
