Singapore's ministry of health studying 18 proposals to integrate TCM into public healthcare


Health Minister Ong Ye Kung noted that traditional Chinese medicine is already an integral part of Singapore’s healthcare landscape. - Photo: Lianhe Zaobao

SINGAPORE: The use of acupuncture to treat migraines, for post-stroke rehabilitation and cancer-related care could soon be integrated into the national healthcare system under a sandbox initiative.

These are among 18 proposals for evidence-based traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments that the authorities are evaluating under a TCM sandbox initiative, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday (July 6).

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