Chinese Hospital Trains B&R Medics In Snakebite Treatment

A hospital in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has teamed up with health authorities in countries along the Belt and Road to train doctors in treating snakebites with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the China Daily reported Monday.

BEIJING, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Dec, 2018 ) :A hospital in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has teamed up with health authorities in countries along the Belt and Road to train doctors in treating snakebites with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the China Daily reported Monday.

Earlier this year, the Wuzhou Hospital of TCM in Guangxi started offering free training on snakebite and anti-venom treatments to medics from countries participating in the B&R Initiative.

The training courses cover basic knowledge in TCM, methods of distinguishing poisonous snakes and therapies using traditional remedies.

"We're here to treat patients with comprehensive therapy combining Western medicines and TCM, which can better help save patients' lives," Sieng Buthan, a Cambodian doctor involved in the training, was quoted saying in an article.

The hospital plans to hold two programs a year, running from May to August and September to November, and expects to train eight doctors in the next three years.

An estimated 1.2 million people are bitten by snakes worldwide each year, leading to around 100,000 deaths, according to the newspaper.