【Focus of the two sessions】Write the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine into the chapter of national rejuvenation

Source: China Traditional Chinese Medicine News

Reporter: Huang Bei

During the two sessions of the National People's Congress in 2022, Premier Li Keqiang stressed in the government work report that "supporting the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine and promoting the comprehensive reform of traditional Chinese medicine" caused heated discussion among representatives and members of the traditional Chinese medicine industry.

On March 5, the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress was held in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang stressed in the government work report: "Support the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine and promote the comprehensive reform of traditional Chinese medicine." "The representatives and members of the Chinese medicine industry are greatly encouraged.

The picture shows Yu Wenming, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, discussing the government work report with some members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. From left to right: Yang Hongsheng, Zhang Guangqi, Yu Wenming, Yang Guanlin, Meng Qingcai, Huang Baorong. Photo by Liu Yang

The light rain is new, and a thunder sting begins.

March 5 is the traditional Chinese stinging festival, accompanied by the rhythm of spring, and the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress arrives as scheduled. On this day, the Great Hall of the People once again heard the voice that excited the Chinese medicine people - "Support the revitalization and development of Chinese medicine and promote the comprehensive reform of Chinese medicine." ”

This is the expectation and requirement put forward by Premier Li Keqiang for the work of traditional Chinese medicine when he made a government work report at the opening ceremony of the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress, which caused heated discussion among the representatives and members of the chinese medicine industry.

This is a dose of development "cardiotonic needle"

"The Prime Minister's words have encouraged us again!" After listening to the government work report, Zhang Boli, deputy to the National People's Congress and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was excited and could not be calmed down for a long time. "Support the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine and promote the comprehensive reform of traditional Chinese medicine." It is a short sentence in the government work report, but it is as heavy as a thousand junks, pointing out the key work of traditional Chinese medicine this year, and giving us greater momentum! ”

Like Zhang Boli, the representatives and members of the Chinese medicine industry have read the spring breeze, read the warmth, and read the tomorrow of the revitalization and development of Chinese medicine from this expression.

"Inheriting and innovating the development of traditional Chinese medicine is an important part of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and a major event in the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Zhang Boli said that since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has placed the work of traditional Chinese medicine in a more prominent position, and traditional Chinese medicine has risen to a national strategy. The Law of the People's Republic of China on Traditional Chinese Medicine was promulgated and implemented, the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Inheritance and Innovative Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and several policies and measures on accelerating the development of Traditional Chinese medicine characteristics were successively issued, and strong policy guarantees have become the "ballast stone" and "booster" for the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine. Comprehensive reform includes a wide range of contents, and is the carrier and measure for implementing the spirit of the central government. At present, the haze of the new crown epidemic has not dissipated, and the risks and challenges facing the development of the mainland have increased significantly, and promoting the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine will play an important role in winning the epidemic prevention and control war of Omicron, and has a deeper significance for the overall economic and social situation of the country and the continuous improvement of people's livelihood.

"'Support the revitalization and development of Chinese medicine and promote the comprehensive reform of chinese medicine.'" Although it is only 18 words, it shows that it is the best historical period for the development of Chinese medicine! Back at the station, Jiang Jian, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chief physician of Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, wrote down his feelings.

"The prime minister's words gave us a 'shot in the arm'!" Wu Huangan, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and professor of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that supporting the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine and promoting the comprehensive reform of traditional Chinese medicine have both directional guidance and pragmatic grasping, which has injected new impetus into the development of traditional Chinese medicine. "We TCM practitioners should seize this great opportunity, take responsibility, keep the integrity and innovation, make greater achievements, promote the revitalization and development of TCM, and help the construction of a healthy China."

"This expression reflects the requirements of high-quality development, indicating that the development of chinese medicine has entered a deeper implementation level, which is exciting and makes us full of confidence in the return of the value of chinese medicine!" Zhao Chao, deputy to the National People's Congress and president of Buchang Pharmaceutical, said excitedly.

Zhao Chao said frankly that the sudden and continuous evolution of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the complex and severe external environment, has brought great challenges to the economic development of the mainland and had a great impact on private enterprises. However, the state's support for the cause of traditional Chinese medicine has not changed, and the relief and support for enterprises has not decreased, giving him the strength to move forward. "As a Chinese medicine person, we must adhere to cultural self-confidence, adhere to development confidence, undertake the new mission of Chinese medicine in the new era, and write the revitalization and development of Chinese medicine into the chapter of national rejuvenation!"

It's a reform "mission statement."

In this year's government work report, the expression "promoting the comprehensive reform of traditional Chinese medicine" is particularly eye-catching.

"This is an important starting point for the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also the 'mission statement' of traditional Chinese medicine work this year, and local party committees and governments must play the main role of reform." Pang Guoming, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Kaifeng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, believes that to promote the comprehensive reform of traditional Chinese medicine, it is necessary to adhere to the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on the work of traditional Chinese medicine as the guide, to implement the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Inheritance and Innovative Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine" as the core, establish a linkage work mechanism, refine the construction plan, and propose innovative measures. At the same time, local party committees and governments should provide support in terms of policies, projects, funds, mechanisms, etc., form a number of replicable and generalizable experience and practices, especially in the comprehensive reform to establish and improve the national, provincial, municipal and county management agencies to provide organizational guarantees for the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine.

"We must persist in seeking dividends from reform, boldly try and boldly reform." Li Yanping, deputy to the National People's Congress and former member of the party committee and vice president of the Chongqing Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the reform should closely follow the theme of development, and all measures that are conducive to the development of traditional Chinese medicine characteristics, to solving development problems, and to enhancing the people's sense of access to traditional Chinese medicine are worthy of demonstration and attempt.

To promote the comprehensive medical reform of traditional Chinese medicine, it is necessary to give full play to the breakthrough and leading role of reform. As a comprehensive pilot zone for the development of the national traditional Chinese medicine industry, Gansu has accumulated a large number of experience in the development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry, and traditional Chinese medicine has played an important role in coordinating epidemic prevention and control, promoting the construction of healthy Gansu, consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization to promote common prosperity, etc., or can provide experience for the seven national traditional Chinese medicine comprehensive reform demonstration zones.

Huang Baorong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Gansu Province, said that at present, the national strategic opportunities such as the "Belt and Road" construction, the large-scale development of the western region in the new era, the ecological protection of the Yellow River Basin and high-quality development are superimposed, and Gansu Province, relying on its own natural resource endowment advantages and industrial base advantages, is planning to implement strong industry, strong science and technology, strong provincial capital, and strong county action, and strive to build the traditional Chinese medicine and biomedical industry into a 100-billion-level industrial chain (group) in 2025.

This is a "letter of responsibility" for people's livelihood.

"The people's livelihood sentiments in the government work report are touching, and also remind us that the starting point and foothold of traditional Chinese medicine work is to serve the people." Yang Yufei, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the Oncology Diagnosis and Treatment Department of Xiyuan Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, said affectionately. The government work report also mentions "gradually improving the level of service guarantee for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer and other diseases", "accelerating the construction of national and provincial regional medical centers, promoting the extension of high-quality medical resources to cities and counties, and improving the ability of grass-roots disease prevention and treatment", which are the focus of the next step of traditional Chinese medicine.

"Government work reports over the years have focused on the well-being of patients with rare diseases." Wu Huangan also noted the expression "strengthening the protection of drugs for rare diseases" in the report, which deeply touched him. He said that traditional Chinese medicine has a definite effect on rare diseases, such as the treatment of systemic sclerosis in the Rheumatology Department of Shanghai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, and the treatment of myasthenia gravis in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He hoped that the state could increase investment to improve the research level and clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of rare diseases and benefit more patients.

"Small incisions are about the livelihood of the people." Jiang Jian said that specific to the field of traditional Chinese medicine, the quality of Traditional Chinese medicine tablets, the problem of the advantages and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine in Traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, the training and evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine talents, etc. are directly related to the people's sense of access to traditional Chinese medicine, these are small incisions in the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine, and also related to the people's happiness of the people's livelihood, it is necessary for the entire Chinese medicine industry to practice "internal strength", establish and improve the management system and evaluation system, and answer the questionnaire of the inheritance and innovation development of traditional Chinese medicine in the new era.

Editor: Dong Juntong

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