In order to implement the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on the new quality productivity and the spirit of the two sessions of the National People’s Congress, and the spirit of the Guangdong Provincial High-quality Development Conference, on March 14th, the centralized signing ceremony of the Sino-German project of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine) was held in Guangzhou. Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine has signed cooperation agreements and letters of intent with the Affiliated Hospital of Fulda University in Germany, Essenmit Hospital in Germany (teaching hospital of Essen University in Duisburg, Germany) and German-Chinese Health Management Association, and will cooperate extensively in personnel training, scientific research, brand communication, integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine, explore the path of Guangdong for Chinese medicine to enter the international stage, present the centenary of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and contribute to the construction of Chinese medicine highland in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Yana Ludwig, Deputy Consul General of German Consulate General in Guangzhou, Chen Wenfeng, Party Secretary of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cang Feng, Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Office of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, Yi Xuefeng, member and deputy director of Guangdong Health and Wellness Committee, Gong Zhihong, second-class inspector of Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce, attended and witnessed the signing ceremony. The signing ceremony was presided over by Yang Zhimin, vice president of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Zhang Zhongde, vice president of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and president of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as the largest comprehensive Chinese medicine hospital in China with the largest number of patients and the strongest comprehensive strength, is committed to promoting the integration of Chinese and Western medicine, building perfect human medicine and contributing to the health of all mankind. Under the recommendation of the German Hospital Association, the hospital has cooperated with the German-Chinese Health Management Association for three consecutive years. Through co-hosting the Sino-German Chinese Medicine Conference, overseas publicity has attracted the attention of many German medical institutions and Chinese medicine lovers. The two sides have established a solid foundation and forged a profound friendship in promoting the in-depth cooperation of Chinese medicine. At the historic moment when Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine celebrates its centenary birthday, it is of great significance for Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to jointly promote the in-depth cooperation between China and Germany with the Affiliated Hospital of Fulda University, Eisenmit Hospital of Germany and German-Chinese Health Management Association. With the help of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine’s high-quality educational resources and first-class talent, the hospital will cultivate high-quality international scientific research projects and excellent international talent teams to jointly promote Chinese medicine to better serve the health undertakings of China and Germany.
Michel Drageim, president of the German-Chinese Health Management Association, said that he was very happy to come to Guangzhou, which has a long history and profound cultural heritage and is known as the cornerstone of Chinese medicine in Guangdong Province. Germany very much hopes to cooperate with Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to carry out in-depth exchanges and cooperation in the field of Chinese medicine, especially around Chinese medicine to meet the challenges brought about by the aging society. Establishing a partnership with Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine today not only marks an important step in cultural exchange, but also marks a big step in closer medical cooperation between Germany and China. Next, the partners will jointly promote the development of Chinese medicine in Germany and China through their respective experiences in the medical and health fields, and strive to become a model of international cooperation in the medical field.
The German delegation is composed of research institutes, hospitals and clinics. Since March 11th, it has conducted a three-day field investigation and exchange in Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and approached several specialties to gain in-depth understanding around the examples and effects of how to prevent and treat diseases with traditional Chinese medicine, the superior diseases of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, and the superior role of traditional Chinese medicine in medical and health cooperation between the two countries.
"Through on-the-spot investigation, the work and achievements of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine far exceeded my expectations." Mark warner, director of the Department of Integrated Medicine of the German Eisenmit Hospital, believes that this cooperation has built a bridge for the two sides to jointly carry out systematic cooperation in herbal medicine treatment, scientific research, integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine and other aspects, which is of milestone significance.
It is understood that Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was awarded the first batch of Chinese medicine service export bases in 2019, and it is the only medical institution among the approved bases in Guangdong Province. In 2023, the amount of foreign service trade of traditional Chinese medicine in hospitals exceeded 50 million yuan, including more than 700 overseas personnel who came to the hospital for further study and 45,000 overseas personnel who came to the hospital for medical treatment, a sharp increase compared with 2022. The base won the "Top Ten Practice Case Award of Guangzhou Service Trade Innovation and Development Pilot" and was named "Excellent Case of Guangdong Service Trade in 2023" by Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce.