STORY: Traditional Chinese medicine school inks deal with Kenyan institution to promote herbal medicine
DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:30
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL WAINAINA, Vice-chancellor, Kenyatta University
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. SIAMBI KIKETE, Lecturer at Kenyatta University's School of Health Sciences
4. various of the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU)

STORYLINE:

The Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kenyatta University, Kenya's second oldest university, to promote research and utilization of herbal medicine in the mainstream healthcare system.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL WAINAINA, Vice-chancellor, Kenyatta University
"I am so happy to have the governor here of a province that is well-known for traditional medicine. We are now working with an institution that is well-known in traditional medicine. So this to me is very significant. It means in terms of training, we know we can actually now send our members of staff to go and specialize in traditional medicine."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DR. SIAMBI KIKETE, Lecturer at Kenyatta University's School of Health Sciences
"Together, we are going to do a lot of scientific research and our main objective is to show evidence that the traditional or herbal medicine can work."

The planned establishment of a China-Kenya Traditional Chinese Medicine Center is a key pillar of the new partnership between the two universities.

Once operational, the center is expected to facilitate collaborative research and training in traditional Chinese medicine, and the establishment of a world-class laboratory to spur the development of African and Chinese herbal medicine.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)