title: [ Current situation of the development of acupuncture and moxibustion in Madagascar].
abstract: The development of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy in Madagascar is introduced briefly in this paper. Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy was introduced to Madagascar in 1975 by China Medical Aid Team. China Medical Aid Team had established acupuncture and moxibustion department in four hospitals, with 10 to 20 treatment beds. Taking Vatomandry Hospital and Sambava Hospital as the examples to introduce the general situation and the current questions in acupuncture-moxibustion department of comprehensive hospitals in Madagascar, so as to explore the future development potential of acupuncture-moxibustion therapy in the country.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Department, Zhangye Municipal People's Hospital, Zhang-ye 734000, Gansu Province, China. wy20101208@163.com
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008270:Madagascar; D009071:Moxibustion