National Institute for Korean Medicine Development Holds Korean Medicine Policy Training for Three Central Asian Countries

Health Ministries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan Participate
Strengthening Cooperation in Traditional Medicine

The National Institute for Korean Medicine Development and the Korea Foundation (President Kim Kihwan), together with the Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum Secretariat, jointly conducted the '2025 Korean Medicine Policy Training Program' at the Seoul branch of the National Institute for Korean Medicine Development for five days from September 8 to 12, 2025.

International Symposium on Traditional Medicine. Provided by the National Institute for Korean Medicine Development

The policy training program, as part of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's 'Support Project for Overseas Expansion of Korean Medicine,' is held annually to promote the systematic structure and excellence of the Korean medicine healthcare system and to establish a bridgehead for overseas expansion.

Following last year's policy training in Uzbekistan, this year the program targeted six officials from the Ministries of Health and traditional medicine sectors of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

Participants attended lectures on Korean medicine policy, systems, clinical practice, and education, as well as the International Symposium on Traditional Medicine under the theme 'Korean Medicine Meets Artificial Intelligence: A New Future for Traditional Medicine.'

They also visited the headquarters of the National Institute for Korean Medicine Development, the Herbal Medicine Production Center (GMP Center), Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, and Daegu Haany University, and explored broad possibilities for cooperation in the field of traditional medicine through discussion sessions.

Visit to the Herbal Medicine Production Center of the National Institute for Korean Medicine Development. Provided by the National Institute for Korean Medicine Development

A representative from the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan stated, "We have confirmed that Korea is actively supporting the standardization and globalization of traditional medicine at the national level," and added, "We hope that future exchanges and cooperation with Korea will greatly contribute to the integration and development of traditional medicine within Kyrgyzstan's healthcare system."

The National Institute for Korean Medicine Development plans to continue transferring advanced Korean medicine industry systems to countries in need and to establish international cooperation networks.

In particular, with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which are key partner countries for Official Development Assistance (ODA), the institute will actively pursue cooperation, including the development of ODA training programs in Korean medicine.

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