MOH signed Fourth Plan of Cooperation in TCM With PRC's State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Singapore

20 Nov 2009

Mr Hawazi Daipi, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Manpower signed the 4th Plan of Cooperation (POC) in the area of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with People’s Republic of China (PRC)'s State Administration of TCM (SATCM) in Singapore today. Dr Wang Guoqiang, PRC's Vice Minister of Health and Commissioner of SATCM signed the POC on behalf of PRC.

2 This is part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between MOH and SATCM in 1999, which provides for the 3-yearly POC, and an annual meeting of the Sino-Singapore Committee on TCM Cooperation held alternately between Singapore and PRC.

3 A/Prof Chew Suok Kai, Acting Director of Medical Services, MOH chaired the 7th meeting of the Committee, which was also held in Singapore today.

4 The MOU aims to formulate cooperation plans and facilitate the mutual exchange of information and expertise on matters pertaining to the teaching, practice and regulation of TCM between the two countries. Under the MOU and POC, PRC TCM experts have been invited to Singapore to assist MOH and the TCM Practitioners Board in the examination of TCM practitioners as part of the registration of TCM practitioners since 1999, and in the training of Chinese medicine materials dispensers. In return, five health management training programmes have been conducted both in Singapore and in PRC for PRC TCM officials.

5 Vice Minister Wang is accompanied by five PRC’s SATCM officials. The delegation will leave Singapore on 22 Nov 2009.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH