尊敬的各学会会员单位、各工作委员会和全球中医针灸工作者：

　　今年我们将迎来了2021年11月16—22日——第八个“世界针灸周”的欢庆时刻，世界针灸学会联合会（以下简称“世界针联”）秘书处提前祝贺全球中医针灸工作者节日快乐，衷心地感谢各学会会员单位、工作委员会和全球的同仁对中医针灸事业的付出与努力。

　　2010年11月16日，联合国教科文组织审议并通过“中医针灸”被列入《人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录》，这标志着中医针灸在人类医学发展史上的巨大贡献得到充分认可与高度肯定。2018年11月，世界针联在法国巴黎成功举办了“世界针灸日走进联合国教科文组织特别活动”，向全球发布《携手共创人类健康共同体——2018巴黎宣言》；2020年11月，在中国海南隆重召开了“‘中医针灸’申遗十周年特别活动暨世界针联2020国际针灸学术研讨会”，共襄“中医针灸传承创新、全球抗疫命运与共”国际学术盛举。2021年，围绕“‘中医针灸’助力构建人类卫生健康共同体”主题，即将在中国珠海举行世界针联2021年国际针灸学术研讨会，敬请大家的关注与参与！

　　在近年来保护与传承“中医针灸”非遗系列活动的基础上，世界针联秘书处号召各学会会员单位、各工作委员会和全球中医针灸工作者，积极开展2021年“世界针灸周”庆祝活动，围绕“中医针灸”助力构建人类卫生健康共同体开展丰富多彩的庆祝活动，包括“携手抗疫”“学术交流”、“公益活动”、“科普讲座”、“义诊服务”、“出版书籍或期刊”、“文创产品”、“快闪视频”和“新媒体宣传”等形式开展系列庆祝活动。

　　“世界针灸周”活动信息请以文字（500字左右，word版）、照片或视频等形式发送到世界针联秘书处邮箱。我们将在世界针联官方网站发布贵组织的活动风采，请您于2021年11月30日之前提交至世界针联秘书处，谢谢您的支持与配合！

联系人：

雷黎、周玥彤

邮箱: 

academic@wfas.org.cn

office@wfas.org.cn

世界针灸学会联合会

2021年11月8日

WFAS Call for the Celebration of the 8th World Acupuncture Week 2021

8 November 2021

Dear Member Societies, Working Committees, Global TCM Practitioners:

On this occasion of the 8th World Acupuncture Week from 16th to 22th of November 2021, the Secretariat of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) hereby sends our best wishes to all the professionals and practitioners of TCM acupuncture and moxibustion worldwide and our sincere gratitude to all member societies for your effort and contributions to the advancement of the profession. 

On November 16th 2010, Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine was inscribed on the Representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, marking the full recognition and endorsement of the great contributions of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of TCM in the human history of medicine. In November 2018, WFAS successfully held the "Special Event of World Acupuncture Day in UNESCO" in Paris, France, and released the Work Together to Create a Community for Human Health - 2018 Paris Declaration to the world. In November 2020, WFAS held the 2020 International Symposium on Acupuncture-Moxibustion & 10th Anniversary of the Inscription of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine in UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Hainan, China, to share the spirit of ‘Inherit and innovate TCM Acupuncture; combat the pandemic for a shared future’. In this year, the WFAS 2021 International Acupuncture Symposium will be held in Zhuhai, China, with the theme of “TCM Acupuncture-moxibustion contrubutes to building a global Community of Health for all”. We look forward to your attention and participation.

Regarding the solid foundation of activities on protecting and inheriting TCM Acupuncture-Moxibustion in recent years, WFAS calls on member societies, Working Committees and acupuncture-moxibustion practitioners to actively carry out varies activities for the celebration of the World Acupuncture Week of 2021. Activities may be related to “TCM Acupuncture-moxibustion contrubutes to building a global Community of Health for all”, including “jointly fighting against Covid-19”, “academic exchanges”, “public welfare activities”, “popular science lectures”, “free clinic services”, “publications or journals”, “cultural products”, “flash mob videos” and “new media promotion”, etc.

Reports of avtivities shall be sent to email addresses of the Secretariat, in the form of text (around 500 English words, MS Word format), photos, or videos, which will be published on our official website. Please kindly send the materials no later than 30 November 2021. Your attention and support is greatly appreciated.

Contact: 

Lei Li, Zhou Yuetong

E-mails: 

academic@wfas.org.cn

office@wfas.org.cn

Warmly regards,

The World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies