New building standards set for rural, community-level medical facilities

The National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine has recently released a set of construction standards for community-level or rural TCM departments as part of efforts to improve TCM services.

The TCM department at community healthcare centers or rural clinics should be no less than 300 square meters in size and contain at least three examination rooms, each no less than 10 sq m in size, as well as at least two treatment rooms taking up no less than 40 sq m in total.

The detailed requirements were laid out in a guideline released by the administration on March 15.