On March 29, the General Office of the State Council issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine", which comprehensively deployed the work of traditional Chinese medicine during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.
The "Planning" pointed out that the "14th Five-Year Plan" period should be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Party and the 19th Plenary Session, comprehensively promote the overall layout of the "five-in-one", coordinate the promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, conscientiously implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, adhere to the general tone of the work of seeking progress in a stable manner, based on the new development stage, completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, adhere to the equal emphasis on Chinese and Western medicine, inherit the essence, abide by the integrity and innovation, Implement major projects for the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine, make up for shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses, promote advantages, and activate forces, promote the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and modern science, promote the complementary and coordinated development of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, promote the modernization and industrialization of traditional Chinese medicine, promote the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine and go to the world, and provide strong support for comprehensively promoting the construction of a healthy China and better protecting the health of the people.
The "Planning" clarifies the basic principles of the development of traditional Chinese medicine during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, that is, adhere to the people-centered approach, adhere to the law of development, adhere to deepening reform and innovation, and adhere to overall planning and coordination. The "Plan" proposes that by 2025, the health service capacity of traditional Chinese medicine will be significantly enhanced, the policies and systems for the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine will be further improved, the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine will achieve positive results, and the unique advantages in the construction of a healthy China will be fully utilized. The "Plan" puts forward specific development goals in the aspects of traditional Chinese medicine service system, characteristic talent team, inheritance and innovation, industrial and health service industry, culture, open development, governance level, etc., as well as fifteen major development indicators.
The "Plan" deploys ten key tasks, including building a high-quality and efficient Chinese medicine service system, improving the ability of Chinese medicine health services, building a high-quality Chinese medicine talent team, building a high-level Chinese medicine inheritance protection and scientific and technological innovation system, promoting the high-quality development of the Chinese medicine industry, developing the Chinese medicine health service industry, promoting the prosperity and development of Chinese medicine culture, accelerating the opening up and development of Chinese medicine, deepening the reform of the field of Chinese medicine and strengthening the support and guarantee of the development of Chinese medicine, and arranging a total of 44 major projects in eleven categories.
The "Planning" points out that it is necessary to strengthen organizational leadership, strengthen the overall planning function of the Office of the Inter-ministerial Joint Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine Work of the State Council; strengthen the input guarantee and further improve the diversified input mechanism for the development of traditional Chinese medicine; improve the implementation mechanism, strengthen the institutional guarantee for the preparation and implementation of the plan; pay attention to publicity and guidance, and form a good pattern of the whole society's common concern and support for the development of traditional Chinese medicine.
