Zimbabwean health workers receive Chinese Medicine training
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- 29 Jul 2022
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The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Centre at the Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, has started training on TCM and acupuncture for the first batch of local health workers in order to meet the growing demand for Chinese medicine in the country.
Zhu Wei, a TCM doctor and chief of the centre, said the three-month program aims to train a group of local health professionals who can provide an alternative medical option to Zimbabweans.
“We hope to train a team of personnel who are specialising in TCM and acupuncture, and we hope that after the training they can master the basic techniques of acupuncture and the basic knowledge of TCM,” he told Xinhua in an interview.
Zhu, who is also the head of the 18th Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe, said TCM offers substantial benefits to patients hence the need to train local health workers.
“In Chinese medicine, we can diagnose disease by inspection, inquiry, palpation and auscultation. So for those people who cannot afford to take the scan they can benefit from TCM and acupuncture. After we diagnose the patient we can use acupuncture and Chinese cups (cupping therapy) to cure them,” Zhu said.
“TCM and acupuncture, it’s general medicine. It can be used in different fields and different specialties like in the bone system. We can treat different pains like neck pain, low back pain and arthritis, headache, etc. It can also be applied in the digestive system, neurological system and vascular system.”
The centre, established in 2020 as part of efforts to offer Zimbabweans affordable medical treatment, has in recent months seen a multitude of patients seeking medical attention free of charge. Read More…
