Because traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gentle and relatively easy to learn, it could prove an effective means to help cope with the shortage of medical personnel in that country, while setting down roots for TCM in Africa in the process.
近年更在聖多美推廣中醫針灸治療，培訓針灸學員，讓溫和、易學的中醫技術在非洲扎根，以克服醫療人員缺乏的問題。