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5. Number of traditional medicine professionals and
health service facilities providing traditional medicine
services in the healthcare system
Number of licenced T&CM practitioners and recognised folk healers
(as of June 16, 2023)
Thai traditional medicine practitioners 39,097
Applied Thai traditional medicine practitioners 5,298
Folk healers 2,283
Traditional Chinese medicine doctors 1,956
Acupuncturists (MD trained in acupuncture) 2,159
Chiropractors 45
Number of health service facilities
Health service facilities providing traditional medicine service are mainly divided
into those under the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and those under the private
sector. The number of such facilities and the traditional medicine workforce are shown
in Table 2 and 3 below.
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