Amid the 2026 World Conference on Traditional Medicine, a delegation led by Vu Manh Ha, Permanent Deputy Minister of the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, visited Guang'anmen Hospital on October 15. On the same day, Chinese and Vietnamese health authorities officially signed the Traditional Medicine Cooperation Action Plan (2026–2031), which further systematizes bilateral exchanges and innovative development of traditional medicine. As part of the delegation’s activities in China, the delegation visited the hospital and attended a signing ceremony on Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among Guang’anmen Hospital and six leading Vietnamese medical and educational institutions. The ceremony was hosted by Lyu Wenliang, Vice President of Guang'anmen Hospital.
Li Jie, President of the hospital, delivered an opening speech. He reviewed the profound historical friendship in TCM exchanges between China and Vietnam, and introduced the hospital's strengths as a core WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine and a national base for TCM international exchange. He emphasized that the newly signed cooperation memorandums will deepen pragmatic collaboration in clinical services, scientific research and talent training, continuously promote mutual learning between Chinese and Vietnamese traditional medicine, and contribute to the building of a global community of health for all.
Vu Manh Ha highly recognized Guang'anmen Hospital's outstanding achievements in TCM discipline construction, integrated Chinese and Western medicine, and clinical research innovation. He stated that Vietnam prioritizes the development of traditional medicine within its national healthcare system, and hopes to draw on the hospital's advanced experience to advance standardized, high-quality and modern traditional medical services in Vietnam.
During the visit, Guang'anmen Hospital signed MOUs with six leading Vietnamese medical and educational institutions, including Vietnam National Hospital of Traditional Medicine, Vietnam National Hospital of Acupuncture, Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Hospital, Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital, Phenikaa University, and Tam Anh TP. Ho Chi Minh General Hospital Joint Stock Company. Both sides will establish regular communication mechanisms and carry out long-term cooperation focusing on talent training, academic research, clinical technology transformation and hospital administration.
Following the signing ceremony, experts from the departments of oncology, cardiology, endocrinology and rheumatology presented the hospital's featured clinical advantages and disciplinary development outcomes, and conducted in-depth academic dialogues with the Vietnamese delegation.
The delegation visited the hospital history exhibition hall, acupuncture outpatient department and rheumatology ward to experience characteristic TCM therapies on site. The visit strengthened bilateral friendship, consolidated cooperative foundations, and further promoted the in-depth and sustainable development of traditional medicine cooperation between China and Vietnam.
Address by Li Jie, President of Guang'anmen Hospital
Address by Vu Manh Ha, Permanent Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam
Signing ceremony hosted by Lyu Wenliang, Vice President of Guang'anmen Hospital
President Li Jie exchanged souvenirs with Permanent Deputy Minister Vu Manh Ha
MOU signing with Vietnam National Hospital of Traditional Medicine
MOU signing with Vietnam National Hospital of Acupuncture
MOU signing with Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Hospital
MOU signing with Nghe An Provincial Traditional Medicine Hospital
MOU signing with Phenikaa University, Vietnam
MOU signing with Tam Anh TP. Ho Chi Minh General Hospital Joint Stock Company
Delegation visiting the hospital history exhibition