Brazil leads the way globally by including acupuncture in public hospital emergency rooms

Brazil passed Law 15.345/2026 to allow acupuncture services in the emergency rooms of public hospitals, becoming the first country in the region to include Chinese medicine in its healthcare facilities.

This measure positions the South American country as a “global leader by institutionalizing Traditional Chinese Medicine in private practices and the emergency rooms of its public hospitals. An ancient technique that may be the modern answer to health.”

Dr. Márcia Yamamura, head of acupuncture at Hospital São Paulo, indicated that the health center already offers three levels of care: primary, secondary, and tertiary. These are highly complex services where “primary care patients come to our emergency room.”

The hospital also functions as a “specialized care center, since acupuncture is a recognized medical specialty in Brazil. Finally, those highly complex patients already being treated at Hospital São Paulo also come here to receive their acupuncture treatments.”

Benefits of Acupuncture

The specialist emphasized that acupuncture primarily addresses chronic pain. In this regard, “patients prefer to come here first to alleviate their acute episodes and gradually reduce their medication use.”

Many people suffer from persistent pain and then experience side effects from medications without finding relief.

Between 60 and 80 patients visit Hospital São Paulo daily seeking a better quality of life, which acupuncture provides almost immediately. Thanks to the exchange of knowledge and cooperation between China and Brazil, this ancient medicine is now accessible to those most in need.

M.Pino

Source: tvazteca

(Main reference image source: Antonika Chanel on Unsplash)

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