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Ref.No. [Initiator]
KOR-17 [WPRO]
Status
Active
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine

Director / Head: 
  Professor Ki-Ho Cho
 




Institution:
  East-West Medical Research Institute
  Kyung Hee University
Address:
  #1 Hoeki-dong, Dongdaemun-ku - 130-702
  130-702
 
Town:
  Seoul
Country:
  REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Region:
  WPRO
Phone:
  (82-2) 958 9080
Fax:
  (82-2) 958 9083
Date of Designation:
  18/Apr/1988
Last Redesignation:
  11/Apr/2008
Expiry:
  11/Apr/2012
Terms of Reference:
  1. 1. To cooperate with the WHO in studying the best ways of harmonizing the existing dual medical system, Eastern and Western medicine, with a view to develop a workable unified medical care system; - International symposium on East-West medicine by School of Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of East-West Medical Science, Institute of Oriental Medicine and related organization including our institute. 
  2. 2. To encourage and strengthen research into evidence-based practice of Korean medicine; - Announcement of excellent paper on East-West medicine - Operation of Ko-Hwang Medical Award - Operation of Award of Excellence for Student Medical Thesis 
  3. 3. To establish appropriate educational standards for Korean medicine; - Union and cooperation of the 11 Eastern medical colleges and other organizations 
  4. 4. To support national health authorities in developing a national policy for Korean medicine; - Establishment of the Korean Medicine Promotion Act in Korea - Media briefings 
  5. 5. Holding - "International Symposium in Commemoration of the Establishment of WHO-IST" Purpose - To strengthen domestic and international popularity of WHO-IST (WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region) : Holding Symposium to extend the function of WHO-IST in the field of education, research and clinic. 
  6. 6. "Informal Consultation on ICTM-EA" Purpose - Regional application and strengthening international cooperation of International Classification of East Asia Traditional Medicine (ICTM-EA), which is being developed process by WPRO. 
  7. 7. Develop teaching and practice materials based on Standard Location of Acupuncture Points to be published from WHO. 
  8. 8. "International Conference for the establishment of STRIASA (Standards for Reporting Interventions in Animal Studies of Acupuncture)" - Holding international expert conferences to develop standards for the study of animal acupuncture experiments. 
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Subjects:
  1. Traditional medicine 
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Types of activity:
  1. Research 
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WHO organization wide expected result:
 
 
 
Responsible Officer:
  SAMDAN Narantuya
Phone:
 

Technical Counterpart:
  Xiaorui ZHANG
Phone:
  (41-22) 791 3639
Email:
  zhangx@who.int
Registry file Ref:
  T18/286/1
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork