www.shenzhou.com www.pefots.comPresent Situation and Future of TCM in Europe 中医药在欧洲的现状和未来Dong Zhilin Chairman, Pan European Federation of TCM Societies (PEFOTS) Vice-Chairman, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS) 世界中医药学会联合会副主席 全欧洲中医药学会联合会主席 董 志 林电子邮件：infoshenzhou.com Traditional medicine is one of the fastest growing industry. More than 60% of the European population use traditional medicine. With 44.5% of the world traditional medicine market and 500 million people, EU represents a tremendous opportunity for traditional Chinese herbal productswww.shenzhou.com www.pefots.com传统药品是当今世界发展最快的传统产业，据统计有 60%以上的欧洲人使用传统药品，欧洲占全球草药市场的 44.5%的份额。现在欧盟扩大到27个国家，总人口近5亿，超 过北美自由贸易区，成为全球最大的贸易市场，给中药制品 在欧盟流通带来了更多便利。With thousands of years of experience and modern scientific research, TCM has withstood the test of time. TCM has proved to be effective in the prevention and treatment of diseases and well-being. Not only has it made a great contribution to the health and well-being of the Chinese people, it also plays an increasingly important role in the health and well- being of people elsewhere. www.shenzhou.com www.pefots.com经过几千年实践积累了丰富经验的中医药学，对防治 疾病和养生保健都具有明确的疗效，它不仅为中国人民的健 康事业做出了伟大的贡献，而且在欧洲医疗保健领域中也表 现出它的独特作用和巨大潜力。www.shenzhou.com www.pefots.comThe Chinese Ministry of Health has signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the health authorities of 14 European countries, including Italy, Ireland, Austria, Denmark, Ukraine, Moldova, Croatia, Norway, and Bulgaria. 中国卫生部已经与意大利、爱尔兰、奥地利 、丹麦、乌克兰、摩尔多瓦、克罗地亚、挪威、 保加利亚等14个欧洲国家和地区的卫生部签署了 谅解备忘录。www.shenzhou.com www.pefots.comThere are over 120,000 TCM practitioners and acupuncturists in Europe. Each year over 5,000 TCM students graduate from about 300 TCM training schools in Europe. More than 5 million people in Europe visit TCM practitioners each year in Europe. There are over 300 TCM products distributors all over Europe.据不完全统计，欧洲目前有中医师、针灸师12万之 多，欧洲每年中医药应诊患者已超过500万人次。欧洲现有 中医教学机构300多所，每年向各国输送5000多名中医药人 员。欧洲各国现有中医药产品批发商300多家。www.shenzhou.com www.pefots.com国 家 Country中医/针灸师 人 数 TCM practitioners中 医 药 学 校 TCM Schools中医药学会 TCM associations中医药产品供 应商 TCM product suppliers资料来源 Data source全日制 Full-time非全日制 Part-time年毕业生人数 Year graduates毕业要求平均学时 Study hours奥地利 Austria650019150140-500610W. Eichwer 保加利亚 Bulgaria150120400-80012Z. Goranova比利时 Belgium900480108034V. Herv丹麦 Denmark500850250-80035I. Holm芬兰 Finland13023010023祝国光法国 France7000140500650-3250615-20F. Marguer 德国 Germany5000030600140-3502535M. Wark希腊 Greece35076045匈牙利 Hungary3004703-52爱尔兰 Ireland600250-60150033B. Ward意大利 Italy300015250600255C.M. Giovanardi 荷兰 Netherlands40007120280-760715M. de Boer拉脱维亚 Latvia9601236048004N. Nickolaev立陶宛 Lituania200130011N. Vitalijus挪威 Norway175010150-20080043N.E. Volden波兰 Poland300015100310A. Curzytek葡萄牙 Portugal20007100-300100-500054P. Choi 西班牙 Spain770014801600-300042R.M. Calduch 瑞士 Switzerland130030400310F. Urbahn 英国 UK1135061131080-36001528张鹏 合计 TOTAL101690111943180126171表1. 欧 洲 20 国 中 医 药 概 况 统 计 表 TCM situation in 20 European countries www.shenzhou.com www.pefots.comTCM products are available all over Europe and the demand is on the increase year by year. TCM provides remedies for many chronic and difficult medical conditions for which modern medicine has no satisfactory solutions. It also helps to lessen the healthcare cost and generate employment. 中药及其制品已遍布欧洲各国，而且需求量正在 不断增加，这不仅增强了传统药物与化学药物的互补性 ，治愈了许多西方医药难以治疗的疑难病、慢性病，同 時也减轻了欧洲各国沉重医疗费用的负担，并给社会创 造了大量的就业机会。www.shenzhou.com www.pefots.comTCM is yet to be officially recognized in Europe. Like other complementary therapies, TCM has no official legal status in most European countries. Chinese traditional herbal products can only be imported and sold as foodstuffs or cosmetics. 中医药尚未得到欧洲各国政府的足够重视， 还无应有的法律地位。目前，中医药只能作为民间 的一种替代疗法而生存和发展，中草药制品也只能 作为食品、营养品或食品补充剂、化妆品等进入西 方市场。www.shenzhou.com www.pefots.comAlthough acupuncture cost can be partly reimbursed from the public health insurance in many European countries, the cost of herbal remedies can only be partly reimbursed from private insurance. Many people cannot afford to pay herbal cost and are unable to finish the