WHO benchmarks for the practice of acupuncture
2020Year
17Pages
The benchmarks provide a stepwise guidance for acupuncture treatment, against which actual practice can be compared and evaluated. It can be used in conjunction with WHO benchmarks for the training of acupuncture. The document is structured in four parts: Introduction; Procedures (presents stepwise guidance for the administration of acupuncture treatment); Facilities (provides the minimum infrastructure requirements for delivering an acupuncture service); and Safety (emphasizes the key elements for the safe practice of acupuncture). These four parts constitute a complete set of benchmarks for the practice of acupuncture.
By setting norms and standards, these benchmarks help to address the gap between the increased demands and the uncertified delivery of acupuncture services. It offers a useful reference point to evaluate acupuncture practice which will benefit policy
makers, health workers, education providers and the public in general.
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