Ho N K
KK Women s & Children s Hospital, Singapore.
Singapore Med J. 2001 Oct;42(10):487-92.
Singapore is a cosmopolitan country and its population comprises the Chinese, Malays, Indians, and others such as the Eurasians. In this heterogeneous, multi-racial, multi-lingual and multi-cultural society, medical treatment is also varied. People can seek modern (mainstream, western) medicine or traditional medicine when they are sick. Usually they first seek modern medicine. Some turn to traditional medicine as complementary treatment or alternative treatment. Traditional medicine is here to stay in this country. In November 2000, the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioners Bill was passed in the Singapore Parliament. Health care providers, including doctors, would benefit from a good knowledge of both modern and traditional medicine. Practitioners in traditional medicine should also learn modern medicine.
新加坡是一个多元文化的国家，其人口包括华人、马来人、印度人以及其他如欧亚混血人等群体。在这个多元、多民族、多语言和多文化的社会中，医疗方式也多种多样。人们生病时可以选择现代（主流、西方）医学或传统医学。通常他们首先会寻求现代医学治疗。一些人会转向传统医学作为辅助治疗或替代治疗。传统医学在这个国家将持续存在。2000年11月，《中医师法案》在新加坡议会获得通过。包括医生在内的医疗保健提供者将从对现代医学和传统医学的充分了解中受益。传统医学从业者也应该学习现代医学。
