Focusing on International MedicalHealth Services

I n 1990, the Shennongjia Forestry District was listed as a member of the Man and Biosphere Program by the United Nations Educational,Scientific,and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Among the 193 biogeographic regions on this list in the world,it is the most typical and well-preserved ecosystem in the middle latitudes.

On August 6,2018,the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies approved the founding of the Forest Health Research Committee and set up its secretariat in Shennongjia,signifying the first professional forest health research organization in Hubei Province.Its founding was an important event in Shennongjia.

Sang Binsheng,secretary-general of the federation,said that Chinese medicines had been applied and made use of by 183 countries and regions in the world at present.As the world’s largest international academic organization, the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies has 264 group members and 175 branches in 69 countries and regions on five continents.It is a full member of the World Health Organization, an Accredited Advisory Institution of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection,and the A-level liaison Organization of the ISO/TC249.

The federation has always been committed to the international interaction of Chinese medicine.It engages in organizing this forum,trying to play a leading role in the field of international healthcare in the following three aspects:One is to set up an international platform of Chinese medicine healthcare; the second is to establish cooperation with other regions and provinces to explore the workable modes of Chinese medicine and healthcare;and the third is to offer the solutions on the integration of Chinese medicine and healthcare,the protection and utilization of Chinese medicinal material resources,and the development of the forest health industry as well as forestry tourism and other development modes,in line with the policies of“Belt and Road Initiative,”thus enabling Chinese medicine to serve people better worldwide.

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1990年，神农架林区加入联合国教科文组织“人和生物圈计划”世界生物圈保护区网，它在全球193个生物地理省中，代表了中纬度地区最具典型意义的、保存完好的生态系统。

2018年8月6日，世界中医药学会联合会，批准成立森林康养研究专业委员会，秘书处设在神农架，成为湖北省首个专业森林康养研究组织。这件事对于神农架具有重要而现实的意义。

联合会秘书长桑滨生介绍，当前，中医药在国际上已经走进全球183个国家和地区。作为全球最大的中医药国际学术组织，世界中联已拥有全球五大洲69个国家和地区的264个团体会员，175个分支机构，是世界卫生组织非政府组织正式成员、联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产咨询机构，是国家标准化组织中医药技术委员会的A级联络组织。

世界中联一直以来致力于中医药国际传播，参与组织本次论坛，是为了更好发挥中医药在国际大健康领域的作用。一是搭建国际中医药健康养生交流平台；二是与有健康养生特色的省份和地区合作，探索中医药健康养生的产业融合模式；三是助力“一带一路”建设，研究中国方案，探讨中医药健康养生新模式、中药材资源保护与利用、森林康养产业发展和林业养生旅游等方面发展途径，让中医药更好地为世界人民健康做贡献。

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