National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine () is a state administration of the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
under the jurisdiction of the
National Health Commission
The National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which is responsible for formulating national health policies. It was formed on 19 March 2018. The ministry is headq ...
(formerly the
National Health and Family Planning Commission), responsible for the regulation of
traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of acti ...
industry.
The current director is
Wang Guoqiang.
History
A section for TCM was present in the PRC's
Central Ministry of Health formed in 1949. The section was gradually extended to have more power, and in 1986 the State Council decided to form a NATCM.
The role and composition of NATCM was adjusted in 1998.
A larger change came about in 2018 as the State Council restructured the bureaucracy.
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Government agencies of China
Medical and health organizations based in China
Traditional Chinese medicine