More than 4,000 foreign phisicians learn acupuncture in Viet Nam
Ha Noi, Dec. 27 (VNA) -- More than 4,000 foreign physicians attended courses at the Viet Nam Acupuncture Institute (VAI) in the 1997-2002 period.
The foreign students mainly came from Indonesia, Mexico, France, the U.S. and Italy.
In 2002, the VAI collaborated with Mexico's Zacateca University to organise the first Master course on acupuncture for 30 acupuncturists in Mexico.
That was announced at the sixth congress of the Viet Nam National Association of Acupuncture (VNAA) on Dec. 26.
Prof. Nguyen Tai Thu, who is also President of the VNAA, told the congress that acupuncture have brought good results in restoring moving functions (82 percent), relief of pain (87 percent), and the treatment of drug, tobacco and alcohol addiction (91 percent).
He was re-elected President of the VNAA for the 2002-07 term.
