The Need for Recovering the Subjugated Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Kin Chi Lau () and Tsui Sit ()
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Kin Chi Lau: Lingnan University
Tsui Sit: Southwest University

Development, 2020, vol. 63, issue 2, 249-256

Abstract: Abstract This short article will explore the question of COVID-19 vaccine as a global public good, and examine the potential of Traditional Chinese Medicine in offering alternative therapy for the most vulnerable populations in the Global South.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; Global public good; Universal access to health care; Supremacy of western medicine; Science versus culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1057/s41301-020-00276-8

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