Tashkent hosted a Forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on “Integrating traditional medicine into a modern healthcare system”.

The event was held in a hybrid mode. It was attended by the ministers of health of the SCO member states, representatives of the scientific community, leading experts in modern and traditional medicine, rehabilitation, pharmaceuticals and experimental medicine.

“Despite scientific progress, traditional medicine proves itself in practice in terms of safety and effectiveness. That is why its relevance is growing. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the implementation of the WHO strategy in traditional medicine is a clear confirmation of this”, the Minister of Health of Uzbekistan Bekzod Musayev said.

First Vice Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan Marat Shoranov also addressed the forum.

“Traditional medicine is important, but, unfortunately, often underestimated part of the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases”, he said. It is impossible not to study the methods she uses, which have been used for a long time and have great effectiveness. Undoubtedly, the integration of official and traditional medicine is a necessary condition for the effective development of the healthcare system. Integrating science, practice, traditions and innovations, modern and ancient methods in the treatment of certain diseases, we must follow the path of creating and protecting the main value – the health of citizens.

The forum has become an excellent platform for exchanging the experience of specialists and demonstrating achievements in traditional medicine, as well as discussing the prospects for its further development in the SCO member states.

Gulrukh Abdullaeva, UzA