Ngee Ann Traditional Chinese Medicine Centre
Now it is partnering China's Longhua Hospital, with their registrars and specialists coming in to provide their services.
The Kongsi is continuing to explore new areas that will improve the well-being of Singapore society. One way will be to look into the needs of an ageing population and to explore the field of alternative medicine.
The Ngee Ann Traditional Chinese Medicine Centre at Balestier Road was set up in November 2000 by Ngee Ann Kongsi, investing $1 million in it over three years. The 5,000 sq ft (460 m2). non-profit Centre offers traditional medicine and acupuncture among modern surroundings.
Highlights at the centre include a select team of physicians from China and a medicinal brewing machine, which extracts the essence of the prescribed herbs and packs them in sterilised pouches, offering a convenient way to consume traditional medicine.
It has as its practitioners some of the best and most respected medical professionals from China. The doctors have specialised skills in the treatment of various aliments from the basic colds, high blood pressure, sinus problems to the more complicated and life threatening diseases like kidney, heart problems and even cancer. Patients have a choice of either seeking traditional herbal cures or acupuncture treatments. The increasing patient numbers at the centre indicate that more people are seeking the benefits of a natural cure system.
The current 39th Chairman of the TCMC is an ex-Member of Parliament - Mr Phua Bah Lee, director also in Metro Holdings Ltd, and Singapura Finance Ltd.
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