This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2026 shows a scene at the 8th World Education Congress of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cairo, Egypt. The 8th World Education Congress of Traditional Chinese Medicine opened on Saturday in Cairo, marking the first time the event has been held in the Arab region.(Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
CAIRO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 8th World Education Congress of Traditional Chinese Medicine opened on Saturday in Cairo, marking the first time the event has been held in the Arab region.
Jointly organized by the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies and Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population, the congress is themed "Oriental Wisdom, Shared Globally -- Traditional Chinese Medicine Education for a Global Community of Health for All."
The event brought together more than 400 government officials, experts, scholars, and representatives of educational institutions and enterprises from China, the United States, Russia, France, Lebanon, Egypt and other countries to discuss key issues in the international development of traditional Chinese medicine education.
The congress released the Cairo Declaration on Traditional Chinese Medicine Education and the International Standard Chinese-Arabic Basic Nomenclature of Chinese Medicine.
"Hosting the conference in Egypt reflects the depth of cooperation and longstanding friendship between Egypt and China," Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said in his opening address.
Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din, adviser to the Egyptian president for health and prevention affairs, described the congress as "an important platform for scientific dialogue and international cooperation, particularly in integrating the teaching and training of traditional Chinese medicine with conventional medical practice."
Zhang Yaqiang, minister and charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt, said China and Egypt had made notable progress in recent years in joint education programs in traditional Chinese medicine, joint professional training and the promotion of appropriate medical technologies.
The Chinese Embassy in Egypt will continue to serve as a bridge to promote open, inclusive and mutually beneficial cooperation in traditional medicine between China and Egypt, China and Africa, and China and Arab countries, Zhang said.
Since 2008, seven previous editions of the World Education Congress of Traditional Chinese Medicine have been held in multiple Chinese cities, as well as in Switzerland and France. ■