(Character of the Two Sessions) Zeren Yongzong: Experience the prosperity and development of Tibetan medicine in Tibet
China News Service, Lhasa, March 4th (Reporter Jiang Feibo) "In the 1990s, after graduating from university, I joined the Tibetan Hospital in Qamdo area. At that time, our hospital was very small and could only treat some common diseases and common diseases. Recently, Zeren Yongzong, a deputy to the National People's Congress and deputy chief physician of the Gastroenterology Department of the Tibetan Hospital in Changdu, Tibet Autonomous Region, said in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com that he is a witness and witness to the prosperity and development of Tibetan medicine in Tibet. .
The White Paper on "Peaceful Liberation and Prosperous Development of Tibet" released by the Information Office of the State Council in May 2021 mentioned that the state attaches great importance to supporting the inheritance and development of Tibetan medicine.
The Tibet University of Tibetan Medicine has been established, and more than 7,000 Tibetan medicine professionals have been trained.
The standard of Tibetan medicine diagnosis and treatment has been standardized. Currently, there are 44 public Tibetan medicine medical institutions in Tibet, and the coverage rates of Tibetan medicine services in township health centers and village clinics have reached 99.4% and 42.4% respectively.
The picture shows Zeren Yongzong (the one in white coat from the left) participating in the free clinic activity.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Zeren Yongzong said that his university was in Tibet University of Tibetan Medicine.
After graduation, the Tibetan hospital in Qamdo area where he is located is not large, with only two departments of internal medicine and surgery, and only more than 30 medical staff.
"If a patient needs surgery, even if it is a minor surgery like appendicitis, we can't admit it. We lack equipment and personnel, so we can only transfer the patient to a larger hospital."
With the continuous economic and social development of the Tibet Autonomous Region, especially since the development of group medical assistance to Tibet, the development of Tibetan medicine has gradually entered the "fast lane".
Zeren Yongzong said that in 2019, Qamdo Tibetan Hospital was upgraded from a third-level B-level ethnic hospital to a third-level A-level ethnic hospital.
In May 2020, the hospital's surgery department successfully completed the first Miles radical resection for rectal cancer in the history of the hospital with the cooperation of the ninth batch of Tianjin aid-to-Tibet team and the gastroenterology department, endoscopy department, anesthesiology department, and operating room.
"Now our hospital also has visual telemedicine services, and local patients in Qamdo can use this platform to enjoy advanced medical resources in other provinces and regions at their doorstep." Zeren Yongzong said that this was unimaginable before, and telemedicine services have greatly reduced It has reduced the burden of medical treatment for patients and benefited the Tibetan people.
National People's Congress representative Zeren Yongzong (middle) at the frontline of Tibetan medicine diagnosis and treatment.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
She said that over the past 20 years, she has personally experienced the continuous development of the field of Tibetan medicine in Tibet.
The Chamdo Tibetan Hospital mainly focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of Tibetan medicine, combined with the auxiliary examination and treatment of Western medicine.
The subordinate Tibetan medicine factory has a modern Tibetan medicine production line, and the annual output of hospital preparations reaches 70 tons.
Today, Qamdo Tibetan Hospital has more than 300 employees and medical staff, and has more than ten departments, including acupuncture and massage, medicated bath medicine steaming, preventive health care and other special departments.
Zeren Yongzong said that as a representative of medical staff, she deeply realized the importance of learning.
In the clinical work of Tibetan medicine, he has always adhered to his original mission and insisted on serving patients as the center.
"In the future work, I will further conscientiously perform the duties of the representative, give full play to the role of the representative, actively offer advice and suggestions, and live up to the heavy trust." (End)