Xinhua Health︱ National Think Tank Empowers my country's High-quality Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  On December 19, at the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, the establishment of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and the establishment of the Faculty of Faculty, the Faculty of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences announced its establishment.

As the highest academic consulting institution of the hospital, this national-level think tank will empower the high-quality development of Chinese medicine in my country.

  Yu Yanhong, member of the Party Leadership Group of the National Health Commission and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Yu Wenming, and Party member and deputy director Wang Zhiyong attended the meeting.

  Yu Yanhong pointed out that under the guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and the cordial care of party and state leaders, the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences vigorously promotes the spirit of artemisinin, seizes opportunities, forge ahead, and Chinese medicine" The "national team" has more significant advantages, more vigorous scientific and technological innovation, and a more prominent role of leading demonstrations, which has injected strong momentum and made important contributions to the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine.

  Yu Yanhong emphasized that the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences must adhere to the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on Chinese medicine work, focus on the big proposition of “bigger and stronger”, and effectively strengthen top-level design and strategic planning, and strengthen major platforms, important teams, Key talents and major projects.

It is necessary to give full play to the decision-making consulting role of the Faculty, lead the academic innovation and development direction of Chinese medicine, focus on major academic issues and key core issues in the development of Chinese medicine, strengthen discipline construction and basic research, and solve clinical bottlenecks.

We must do a good job in the implementation of the scientific and technological innovation project of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, promote characteristic development and leapfrog development, build the China Traditional Chinese Medicine Evidence-based Medicine Center, step up the establishment of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Epidemic Prevention and Control Center, and create a benchmark for the development of Chinese medicine hospitals.

It is necessary to effectively put the construction of the talent team at an important core position, work hard to attract and use talents, innovate systems and mechanisms, and cultivate high-level inheritance and innovative talents with humanistic qualities and an international perspective.

It is necessary to adhere to the party's leadership as the fundamental guarantee, and strive to set an example in strengthening the building of the leadership team and cadres.

  Yu Wenming pointed out that in the traditional Chinese medicine system, we should thoroughly study and understand the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, conscientiously study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on the work of traditional Chinese medicine and the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. On the occasion of the "Opinions on the Inheritance and Innovation and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine" and the spirit of the National Congress of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences held a meeting to promote bigger and stronger and the establishment of the Faculty, which will improve the innovation level and comprehensive research capabilities of Chinese traditional Chinese medicine academic institutions. "Inheriting the essence, keeping integrity and innovation" provides high-end intellectual support and high-level talent support is of great significance.

He hoped that the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences would take this opportunity to make persistent efforts to shoulder the heavy burden for the development of Chinese medicine.

It is hoped that the TCM system will strengthen its confidence and spirit, seize the opportunity, take advantage of the trend, continue to forge ahead, and make new and greater contributions to the inheritance and innovation of the TCM cause and the construction of a healthy China.

I hope that all academicians, masters of traditional Chinese medicine, and experts will actively contribute to the development of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and contribute their wisdom to the development of Chinese medicine.

  Cha Dezhong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences announced the establishment of the Faculty of Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and announced the first batch of members of the Faculty composed of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medicine and Chinese Medicine Masters.

The reporter of "Economic Information Daily" learned that the first batch of 93 academicians include academicians Zhong Nanshan, Zhang Boli, Wang Chen, etc., masters of traditional Chinese medicine such as Lu Zhizheng, Sun Guangrong, and Xiong Jibai, and Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou. Strengthen the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences to provide strategic consulting and academic guidance, accelerate the construction of my country's traditional Chinese medicine technology innovation system, and serve the construction of a human health community.

  Huang Luqi, president of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that the revitalization and development of Chinese medicine ushered in a great opportunity for the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people.

We aim to "make the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences bigger and stronger", fully grasp the world's unseen changes in a century and the overall strategy of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, persist in concentrating our efforts on major issues, strive to build a modern institution governance system, and emphasize the awareness of preventing major risks The bottom line of the Chinese Academy of Medicine is to find out the focus of the shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses, and strive to make the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences a demonstration point for the high-quality development of Chinese medicine, and promote the leap-forward development of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences from standing up to being strong.

  According to reports, in the past 65 years, the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences has kept upright innovation and comprehensively promoted the development of Chinese medicine science and technology system.

The school has 17 research institutes, 6 medical institutions, 1 graduate school, and 3 branches.

As of the end of 2019, the hospital has won more than 700 scientific and technological awards at all levels outside the hospital, including more than 50 national science and technology awards.

"Research on Blood Stasis Syndrome and Activating Blood to Remove Blood Stasis" won the first prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award; the research on artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin, which is known as a monument of scientific research in traditional Chinese medicine, won the second prize of National Invention and Top Ten National Science and Technology Achievement Awards .

Lifelong researcher Tu Youyou has successively won the Lasker Prize in Clinical Medicine, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the National Highest Science and Technology Award, and the Medal of the Republic, which has become a new breakthrough in the history of science and technology of the institute.

  Huang Luqi pointed out that in the future, with the goal of building a world-class medical research institute, through reforming the scientific and technological organization model and mechanism, converging elements of scientific and technological innovation, and accelerating the advancement of the scientific and technological innovation project of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.

  "Economic Information Daily" reporter also learned that the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences will make efforts to promote the construction of the platform with high quality.

In addition to planning the construction of the National Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Xiongan New Area and deepening the construction plan of the branch of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Huang Luqi said that the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences is accelerating the construction of the Chinese Medicine Center for Evidence-Based Medicine.

Under the guidance of the WHO, the center undertakes the application and construction of a global traditional medicine clinical trial registration platform, builds and completes the "Chinese medicine clinical trial registration platform", and forms a data connection with the international clinical trial registration platform.

Taking the "Chinese Medicine Evidence-Based Capacity Building Project" as a starting point, a systematic evaluation of nine types of diseases such as digestion and cardiovascular diseases has been carried out; the "Working Plan for Evaluation of Superior Disease Species, Suitable Technologies and Chinese Medicine Varieties" has been completed, and the first batch is expected to be released in the near future Dominant disease species, suitable technology, varieties of Chinese medicine.

In addition, the construction of the artemisinin research center of the first phase of the Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Park is progressing smoothly as planned.

  In terms of promoting international cooperation in traditional medicine, Huang Luqi also introduced that the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences recently initiated and organized the establishment of the "International Alliance for the Prevention and Treatment of Major Infectious Diseases in Traditional Medicine" to promote solidarity and cooperation among international traditional medicine research, medical, education and industrial units. , Actively carry out deeper and wide-ranging international cooperation, comprehensively enhance the influence and voice of traditional medicine in the global health governance system, and make greater contributions to human health.

(Reporting by reporter Wang Xiaobo and Zeng Dejin in Beijing)