Patients praise TCM clinic in Kazakhstan

Center jointly built with Chinese offers affordable, quality treatment in Astana

Born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, 26-year-old Ismail Daurov from Kazakhstan has wanted to follow in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and become a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine since he was a child.

So when a TCM clinic that was jointly built by local and Chinese health workers officially opened about a year ago in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, he jumped at the opportunity to work there.

"Many Kazakh patients had already resorted to other means — even traveling to other countries — to find treatment for their diseases before visiting us, and they were amazed at the immediate outcomes of TCM therapies such as acupuncture, cupping and massage," he said.