探讨中医药在新加坡的发展现状与未来趋势

Discussion on the development status and future trend of traditional Chinese medicine in Singapore

中医药在新加坡医疗保健业中占有重要地位。随着国际社会对中医药接受程度的提高,新加坡民众对于中医药需求不断增长,中国政府"一带一路"中医药发展战略的执行,为新加坡中医药业的发展带来良好契机。文章通过回顾新加坡中医两百年以来的发展历程,从中医临床医疗体系、政策法规与管理、中医教育及继续教育培训、科研研究、学术机构发展等角度分析当今新加坡中医的发展状况,展望新加坡中医药业发展的前景与趋势。

Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) plays an important role in the health care industry in Singapore. With the increasing acceptance of TCM internationally, the demand for TCM in Singapore has been increasing. The implementation of China government’s development strategy of "One belt, one road" offers a good opportunity for the development of the TCM industry in Singapore. This paper reviews the development of TCM in Singapore over the past 200 years, and analyses the current development of TCM in Singapore from the perspectives of clinical medical system of TCM, policies, regulations and management, education and continuing education of TCM, scientific research and development of academic institutions, looking into the future to the prospects and trends of the development of TCM in Singapore.