China, Zimbabwe to boost cooperation on traditional medicine
5/4/2007 15:54
China and Zimbabwe should redouble the efforts to boost cooperation on
projects of the two countries' traditional medicine, a visiting Chinese
traditional medicine scholar said yesterday.
Xiao Caisong, head of a Chinese
delegation and executive officer of Changsha Taibao Pharmaceutical Group, said
they were in Zimbabwe to inspect the industry and seek out investment
opportunities.
"We are happy to know some Chinese doctors specializing in
acupuncture in the Chgituingwiza hospital when we toured the hospital," he
said.
Xiao told Xinhua that they planned to introduce 25 Chinese medicines on
the market, seven of them traditional.
"We are engaged in talks with the
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare that we hope will give us a better insight
into Zimbabwe's common problem diseases. From our initial research we understand
some of them are HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and skin diseases, " Xiao
said.
The delegation is on a two-week tour of Zimbabwe's pharmaceutical
industry to scout for investment opportunities.
Yesterday, they met
Zimbabwe's Health and Child Welfare Minister David Parirenyatwa and they will
visit some Zimbabwean pharmaceutical companies, including CAPS and Varichem
medicine processing plants.
The visiting delegation is also expected to tour
the National Pharmaceutical Company (NATPHARM) and several pharmacies in
Harare.
The Zimbabwean government has also urged the local health sector to
make joint efforts with their Chinese counterparts to develop traditional
Chinese medicine and local traditional medicine to meet the country's
demands.
Xinhua
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