Chapter 360 Arrangement

The East African monarchs and their ministers communicated throughout in German, and the Far East Aid Group could not understand what they were saying at all, which made them very nervous. After all, their fate was now in the hands of others.

Belllade: "There are two main aspects to the arrangement of doctors. The first is gathering. In the practice of our Ministry of Health, we found that traditional Chinese medicine is a system, and to introduce a system, we need to build a framework. The framework cannot be completed by one or two doctors. It requires the cooperation of a group of people with relative authority and absolute ability.

We in East Africa already have a group of doctors who came from the Far East, but their professionalism is often not enough. They have a special term in the Far East called "Tu Langzhong", which means people who work as doctors in rural areas.

Many people come from a family of doctors, so they have inherited skills and secret recipes to treat patients. Although they do not have a doctor's license, they can still treat patients and cure many difficult and complicated diseases. They are experienced and have seen more patients.

However, due to the way of transmission through words and deeds, the theory is bound to be biased, and may even cause extremely serious knowledge gaps due to family changes. This leads to the fact that some doctors use deviations in prescriptions and treatments when dealing with the same disease. This deviation can be good or bad and is extremely unstable.

Therefore, the Kingdom should formulate unified standards for traditional Chinese medicine. On the one hand, doctors with real skills and knowledge should be allowed to lead the formulation of standards. On the other hand, the system should be constantly improved and corrected by referring to actual cases. "

Health Minister Bellrede has been dealing with Far Eastern doctors for many years. Traditional Chinese medicine has a complete theoretical system. Its uniqueness lies in its holistic view of "harmony between man and nature" and "correspondence between man and nature" as well as its dialectical treatment.

This theory is very attractive to Bellred, so he believes that Chinese medicine focuses on unity and coordination, while Western medicine is good at targeted treatment. This is mainly reflected in the fact that Chinese medicine emphasizes conditioning, does not rely too much on drugs, and gives full play to human functions, while Western medicine relies too much on drugs and surgery in this regard. If these two systems are put together for Bellred to choose, he will definitely choose to believe in Chinese medicine, after all, the tolerance rate is a little higher.

Constantine: "You have a point, but our European medicine also has its merits." What exactly is it? Constantine couldn't say, what is so remarkable!

Bellred helped him solve his doubts. "Our European medicine is good at surgery, especially in the military, where it has obvious effects on treating trauma. However, Chinese medicine is also good in this aspect. For example, when dealing with fractures, I have personally witnessed a Far Eastern doctor who is good at a method of bone setting. It is steady, accurate, skillful, and fast. It uses skillful force and multiple consecutive techniques to quickly and accurately reset the bone, reduce the patient's pain, and avoid the disadvantage of scarring caused by surgery. It's a pity that there is only one such doctor in the kingdom at present. I believe there are other doctors in the Far East who know this technology. I wonder if there are any among this group of people."

The Far Eastern orthopedic surgeon mentioned by Belgrade is currently working in the First Hospital of the First Town. After all, such talents, once discovered, will definitely be supplied to the political center of the kingdom first. The East African government has specially arranged more than a dozen apprentices for him, hoping that this technology can be inherited and developed in East Africa.

In Europe at this time, fractures are mainly treated with plaster bandages, but some fundamental problems cannot be solved: the broken bones look clearly connected, but when you open the plaster, you find that the bones are either crooked or different in length from the original!

Therefore, East Africa was the first to combine the Far East bone-setting technology with the European plaster bandage. This combination of Chinese and Western treatment has become a unique treatment method in East Africa and is one of the current medical paradigms in East Africa.

Bellred went on to say: "At the same time, when dealing with common cases such as malaria, the use of Chinese herbal medicine can also speed up the recovery of patients. This has been verified by a large number of real cases. Therefore, the combination of Far Eastern and European medical skills is definitely beneficial to the development of the Kingdom's medical industry. Not only that, industrial development is also beneficial to our unification in labeling, mainly in the formulation of unified standards for medical devices and equipment. In this regard, we in East Africa have a natural advantage."

What Bellred said was not nonsense. At present, in the field of scalpels, the Hexingen Daily Necessities Company, which is famous for producing Gillette razors, holds absolute authority in the production of scalpels. The replaceable sharp blades used in surgery are definitely a killer weapon. Unfortunately, it has only been fully promoted in East Africa. Many European doctors still prefer scalpels that can be reused. Scalpels can be sharpened and then used. After all, the scalpel blades produced by the Hexingen Daily Necessities Company cost more money, and scalpels are not razors, so there is a fear of scratching the face.

At this time, Constantine suddenly thought that there was a relatively popular medical system in East Africa. The reason why European medicine existed in East Africa was normal. After all, the East African Kingdom was also a "German country". Chinese medicine was vigorously promoted by his son, but there were still a large number of Arab doctors in the coastal areas of East Africa, including the first town.

Arab medicine is also quite famous. The ancient Arab Empire spanned three continents and absorbed medical knowledge from the Far East, ancient Rome, India, Persia, Europe, Egypt and other regions, and gave birth to the masterpiece "Canon of Medicine". It can even be said that "Canon of Medicine" laid the foundation for European medicine. Most Arab doctors in East Africa came from the Sultanate of Zanzibar, especially in Dar es Salaam, where there were dozens of Arab clinics providing medical services to tourists and businessmen.

So Constantine suddenly had an idea and said, "Belred, can we organize an exchange between court doctors (Western doctors), Far Eastern doctors and Arab doctors to promote the development of East African medical care?"

Bellred: "Of course, Your Majesty, but this matter will have to wait. I think we should first let the Far Eastern doctors become familiar with German so that the three parties can have the possibility of communication."

After all, among the three medical schools, Arab doctors and German doctors are still okay, as they have a lot of similarities, but Chinese medicine is completely unique. Many medical terms and theories can make people collapse. If the languages ​​are not mutually intelligible, it would basically be like a deaf person listening to a play.

Constantine thought so too. They should spend some time in East Africa to get acquainted with each other and consider this matter later. So he said, "Okay! Let's put this matter on hold for now. You can continue."

Bellred went on to say, "I just mentioned two levels. The first is gathering, and the second is dispersion. If medicine is to be spread, talents must be cultivated. There are two ways to cultivate medical talents. One is apprenticeship, and the other is a college. According to the current actual situation of the East African Kingdom, I think the apprenticeship system can be promoted. East Africa is short of medical resources, especially doctors. We can disperse these doctors to see patients in various parts of East Africa, and arrange for students to follow them to learn. In this regard, it is best to have bilingual East African children to follow up and learn. Medical schools can also start preparations, but medical schools can only be fixed in one place. In this way, the number of patients is limited, and they will focus more on theoretical learning and lack clinical experience, but it is suitable for mass production of doctors."

Constantine: "You are right. Apprenticeship is still the mainstream in Europe, but it is also clear that colleges are the general trend. In this regard, we in East Africa can walk on two legs and proceed at the same time."

Therefore, during the conversation between the emperor and his minister, the fate of this group of Far Eastern doctors was decided. They will be divided into two groups. One group will guide the formulation of traditional Chinese medicine standards in East Africa and the establishment of medical schools, while the other group will set up a number of clinics in various parts of East Africa and drive the development of local medical services through the apprenticeship system.

(End of this chapter)