WHO benchmarks for the training of tuina

Overview

In 2010, WHO published the Benchmarks for training in tuina. However, various backgrounds of tuina service providers were addressed inadequately in this document, and there is a lack of a defined career pathway for tuina providers. This updated benchmark document aims to reduce the gaps by setting up required leaning modules for each category of tuina service providers at different levels, so that individual practices and practitioners can be compared, evaluated and accredited.

This document offers a useful reference point to evaluate tuina service providers, which will benefit policymakers, health workers, education providers and the public in general. It forms an integral part of the updated benchmark series, targeting key modalities of traditional medicine intervention and contributing to the establishment of a reference toolkit for countries.