• 1. Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, P. R. China;
  • 2. Medical Insurance Office, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100053, P. R. China;
  • 3. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P. R. China;
  • 4. Healthcare Reform Department, Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, Chongqing 401147, P. R. China;
  • 5. Institute of Hospital Management, West China School of Medicine / West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
FAN Yugai, Email: 2636478703@qq.com
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The traditional Chinese medicine has played an important role in the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Based on the role of traditional Chinese medicine in dealing with the previous epidemics and COVID-19, this paper analyzes the problems and challenges of current situation, and focuses on improving traditional Chinese medicine scientific identification, strengthening the construction of traditional Chinese medicine system, and increasing the intensity of Chinese and Western medicine and so on. In order to improve the cooperation mechanism of Chinese and Western medicine for epidemic prevention and control, and give full play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine in the construction of national public health emergency system, this paper also gives ten corresponding suggestions.

Citation: YAO Jianhong, FAN Yugai, LIU Zhiyong, ZENG Zhi. Thoughts and suggestions on giving full play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine in bolstering China’s public health and emergency response system. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(6): 731-735. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202103109 Copy

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