The traditional Chinese medicine has played an important role in the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Based on the role of traditional Chinese medicine in dealing with the previous epidemics and COVID-19, this paper analyzes the problems and challenges of current situation, and focuses on improving traditional Chinese medicine scientific identification, strengthening the construction of traditional Chinese medicine system, and increasing the intensity of Chinese and Western medicine and so on. In order to improve the cooperation mechanism of Chinese and Western medicine for epidemic prevention and control, and give full play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine in the construction of national public health emergency system, this paper also gives ten corresponding suggestions.
Citation: YAO Jianhong, FAN Yugai, LIU Zhiyong, ZENG Zhi. Thoughts and suggestions on giving full play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine in bolstering China’s public health and emergency response system. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(6): 731-735. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202103109 Copy
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