Xinjiang rises as medical hot spot

Telemedicine, TCM, local Uygur treatments bring health consumers from neighboring countries

Good medical treatment and advanced telemedicine services are making Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region an attractive destination for patients from Central Asian countries, health officials said.

Xinjiang, which borders eight countries and is also an important spot on the ancient Silk Road routes, has been strengthening cooperation in the medical sector with neighboring countries for the past few years, said Peng Yong, deputy Party chief of the Health and Family Planning Commission of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.