The government should co-operate with companies to build a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) teaching hospital on Hengqin Island for Macau’s TCM students and doctors, Paulo do Lago Comandante, who heads the Macau Chinese Pharmacy and Medicine Association, said yesterday.
Comandante, a TCM physician and member of the government-appointed Medical Affairs Council, spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar about osteoporosis, at the Health Bureau (SSM) headquarters on Guia Hill.
“Hengqin has more space, and it would be easier to build such an infrastructure there. It would be also easier to recruit professionals there. Since mainland patients will be able to receive treatment there, local doctors will have the opportunity to handle different kinds of cases,” Comandante said, adding the hospital would benefit Macau’s whole TCM sector.
Macau Chinese Pharmacy and Medicine Association President Paulo do Lago Comandante speaks to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar held by his group at the Health Bureau’s (SSM) headquarters on Guia Hill. Photo: Davis Ip
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