title: [Survey of acupuncture development in Ecuador].
abstract: Briefly introduce the development of acupuncture in Ecuador, including acupuncture development history for more than 20 years. In Ecuador, acupuncture department of public hospital and acupuncture clinic engage in clinic, and acupuncture has already been included in medical insurance. The acupuncture education mainly relys on training abroad, and only one university set up acupuncture subject at home. Local acupuncture management is non-standard, without high clinical level and short of regular and systematic acupuncture education system. However, Ecuador government pays important attention to development of acupuncture, and acupuncture is warmly welcomed by the folk, which can treat diseases in wide range in local area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, No. 324 Hospital of the PLA, Chongqing 400020, China. jxj2002_0@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Xiao-ji
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000639:trends*; D004484:Ecuador