A: By end of 1998 Tibet had 17 independent institutes of Tibetan medicine. In
the counties without hospital of Tibetan medicine, the departments of Tibetan
medicine have been set up in the county hospitals, and the total number of hospital
beds for Tibetan medicine amounted to 587.
Education of Tibetan medicine started
from scratch and has born rich fruits, as illustrated by the establishment of
the School of Tibetan Medicine of Tibet Autonomous Region, the Department of Tibetan
Medicine of Tibet University and the Insitute of Tibetan Medicine. The Department
of Tibetan Medicine has sent a large number of graduates to various areas of Tibet
and other provinces including Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan.
Scientific
research into Tibetan medicine has also undergone remarkable progress. Besides
the Four Medical Classics, 32 works, monographs and documents on Tibetan medicine
have been compiled and Published. A total of 28 research topics have been designated
as projects above provincial level, of which 13 have won scientific and technological
advancement prizes above provincial level. Zuotai, a Tibetan medicine, has been
awarded the patent certificate of the state, 14 patent Tibetan drugs are listed
in the China Pharmacopoeia, and 41 Tibetan medicinal materials and 97 patent Tibetan
drugs have been nominated by the state as protected items of traditional Chinese
medicine.
Great achievements have also been made in research and development
of patent Tibetan drugs. Four new Tibetan drugs produced by the Tibet Pharmaceutical
Plant have won state new medicine certificate. There are 22 Tibetan pharmaccutical
plants in the region, with an annual output value of over 200 million yuan, generating
more than 20 million yuan in state revenue annually. These plants meet the market
demand for Tibetan medicines not only in Tibet Autonomous Region, but also in
other provinces such as Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan. Outlets for sales
of rare Tibetan medicines have been set up in 30 provinces, municipalities and
autonomous regions throughout China, supplying medicines for 600 hospitals in
the Chinese interior. Several brands of drugs are exported. |
