The Central
Council of Tibetan Medicine (Che-thoe-men-pai-lhen-tsog)
was formed in Dharamsala, India in January 2004 as a way
to solve the problems faced by Tibetan
physicians. It was established after the
‘Exile Tibetan Sorig Doctors’ Association Act’
was passed by the 13th Assembly of
the Tibetan People’s Deputies Government of
Tibet in Exile, during its 5th
session in 2003, with final approval by His
Holiness the Dalai Lama. Now it is the apex
body of all Traditional Tibetan physicians in
Exile.
Tibetan
medical tradition witnessed its darkest period
in its history after the Chinese occupation of
Tibet in 1959. Hundreds of medical scriptures were destroyed and hundreds of
famous traditional Tibetan physicians were
persecuted during the Cultural Revolution.
Medical schools were closed and demolished by
the Chinese. However, the Tibetan Government
in Exile under the dynamic leadership of His
Holiness the Dalai Lama has been successful in
preserving and promoting Tibetan medical
tradition in
India for more than four decades.
Traditional Tibetan medicine today
isn known worldwide for its efficacy against chronic
diseases and many testimonies support this.
Traditional Tibetan physicians still face a number
of difficulties in their endeavors to continue their
practice. Lack of formal recognition of Tibetan
medicine and its practitioners worldwide is one of
the main sources of these difficulties.
As part of the goals
and objectives
established by the Central Council of Tibetan Medicine,
the Accreditation
Program is
designed to develop standards of recognition for practicing
Tibetan physicians.
1.
Legal Code of the
Central Council of Tibetan Medicine
2. Rules
and Regulations of the member of CCTM
