Management of the AIDS Epidemic and Local/Global Use of Chinese Medicine

In the context of a social and medical response to AIDS at a national level recommended by the Chinese authorities, the policy of eventual extension of treatment to all patients reveals "Chinese characteristics" that are akin to international concerns regarding the use of alternative and c...

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Published inChina perspectives no. 77; pp. 67 - 78
Main Author Micollier, Evelyne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hong Kong : French Centre for Research on Contemporary China 01.01.2009
Subjects
AIDS (Disease)
Humanities and Social Sciences
Prevention
Social Anthropology and ethnology
Treatment
China
ARV
anthroplogie
medical research
savoirs globaux
health policy
China
médecine traditionnelle
thérapie combinée
clinical trials
Chine
globalisation
combined therapy
anthropology
TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
biomédecine
traditional medicine
AIDS
biomedicine
ART (Anti-Retroviral Treatment)
local/global knowledge
savoirs locaux
essais cliniques
SIDA
recherche médicale
MCT (médecine chinoise traditionnelle)
politique santé
CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
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Summary:In the context of a social and medical response to AIDS at a national level recommended by the Chinese authorities, the policy of eventual extension of treatment to all patients reveals "Chinese characteristics" that are akin to international concerns regarding the use of alternative and complementary medicine. One concerns the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), principally in combined treatment (biomedicine with Chinese medicine) in a public health system in which it plays a relatively large part compared to other health systems in the world. This article focuses on the integration of TCM in therapies and research on HIV/AIDS.
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China Perspectives, No. 77, 2009: 67-78
ISSN:2070-3449
1996-4617