The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has expressed government's commitment to integrating scientifically validated traditional medicine into Ghana's mainstream healthcare system, saying the sector has an important role to play in improving healthcare delivery.

While it is widely believed that HIV/AIDS originated from monkeys domiciled in the thickly forested jungles of Central Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo, some species of monkey have developed natural immunity to its Simian counterpart, Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) and show no signs of illness.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played a significant role in supporting China's crewed space missions over the past decade and could offer comprehensive health protection for astronauts in the future, experts said at an aerospace medical engineering conference in Tianjin Municipality in north China.

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Vietnamese scholar Thai Thi Hai Yen, 33, enrolled at Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine (GUCM) in September 2025 to pursue her doctoral degree in traditional Chinese internal medicine under the supervision of professor Chen Guozhong from the university's First Affiliated Hospital. After one year of intensive Chinese language training, she officially commenced her professional traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) studies this September.

In the mist-wrapped hills of southern Yunnan, China, a climbing vine with a long history in traditional medicine is quietly rewriting the rules of how scientists hunt for potent plant drugs.

Chinese traditional medicine practitioners are providing treatment to patients at Juba Teaching Hospital as part of ongoing medical cooperation between China and South Sudan.

Chinese and foreign officials and experts called for closer international cooperation in traditional medicine on Thursday, saying stronger collaboration in scientific research, standards, talent training and emerging technologies could help traditional medical systems contribute more effectively to public health.