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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, June 23 (Xinhua) — The treatment room smells of medicinal herbs, its walls are decorated with illustrations explaining the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and a diagram of the acupuncture technique, a model of the human body with indications of the complex meridians and collaterals of “Jing-Luo” stands against the wall, a doctor sits at a table in the middle of the treatment room, intently checking the patient’s pulse – such a picture, typical of a TCM medical institution, was observed not somewhere in China, but in the capital of Uzbekistan.
The China-Uzbekistan Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmaceutics, located in Tashkent, vividly embodies the efforts of the two countries to implement the initiative envisaged in the Xi’an Declaration of the China-Central Asia Summit of 2023. The initiative states: “The parties are interested in deepening cooperation in the field of healthcare, promoting the construction of traditional Chinese medicine centers, including in the field of growing and processing medicinal plants to form the “Silk Road of Health.”
In particular, Xinjiang /Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, XUAR/, the region of China closest to the Central Asian countries, actively responded to the initiative. In September 2024, Xinjiang Medical University welcomed the first batch of doctors from Uzbekistan who came here to study for a master’s degree in TCM. With their youth and energy, they injected new impetus into the construction of the “Health Silk Road”.
Among the arriving listeners was 25-year-old Sirojiddin Umirov, who had shown great enthusiasm for traditional medicine since childhood. In 2024, after graduating from the Tashkent State Medical University, he decided to deepen his qualifications in traditional medicine in China. To prepare for this, he even independently began to study Chinese in advance.
In his master’s degree at Xinjiang Medical University, the native of the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan chose TCM methodology in the field of osteology as his field of study.
“Here I am simply captivated by the deep wisdom and miraculous effects of ancient Chinese medicine. An experienced scientific director imparts to us knowledge on the treatment of bone diseases using traditional methods of Chinese medicine, and I strive to quickly use the acquired skills in clinical practice,” said S. Umirov.
“We train Uzbek doctors with a focus on improving their practical clinical skills,” said the scientific director, Professor Fan Rui. “We hope that after studying in China, S. Umirov will be able to make a great contribution to the dissemination of TCM in Uzbekistan and the promotion of the development of local, Uzbek traditional medicine.”
Kamronbek Gaibullaev, 23, who graduated from the Samarkand State Medical University, was also interested in studying the TCM program at Xinjiang Medical University. Acupuncture has proven to be a difficult subject for him.
His supervisor, Li Yongkai, noted that Uzbek students still find it difficult to accurately determine the depth, angle and force of needle insertion, and sometimes lack the determination to perform this practice. In his opinion, this is partly due to the fact that, unlike the Chinese, they have had relatively little contact with TCM theory and knowledge in this area in everyday life.
Despite this, K. Gaibullaev is full of confidence in overcoming the difficulty. He dreams of opening a TCM clinic in his native region, using his medical skills to help local residents fight illnesses.
At the same time, in Tashkent, at the Chinese-Uzbek Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmaceutics, Zakhro Mirsaidova and her colleagues, based on the constant strengthening of clinical experience, have already begun to think about the localization of TCM.
“We have decided to promote the localization and modernization of TCM development in Uzbekistan, for which we are considering the possibility of developing a set of principles for the prevention and treatment of diseases using TCM that correspond to the realities of our country, and we also plan to launch research work on the impact of TCM on common diseases in the Central Asian region,” said Z. Mirsaidova.
The dissemination of TCM training courses in medical universities of Uzbekistan, the joint creation of TCM clinics, the establishment of international cooperation in the field of TCM educational programs, the active organization of relevant trainings and cultural events – all this is aimed at promoting the integrated and innovative development of traditional medicine in China and Uzbekistan, noted Chen Jingbo, Director of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region TCM Hospital at Xinjiang Medical University.
He places great hope on talented traditional medicine specialists from the two countries to improve their professional skills and make greater contributions to protecting people’s health and play an active role in implementing the Health Silk Road initiative. -0-