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• Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine (B.M.T.M.) (Regular course) (2001

to 2022) – 1568 Graduates.
• Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine (B.M.T.M.) (Bridge course) (2012

to 2022) – 180 Graduates.
• Master of Myanmar Traditional Medicine (M.M.T.M.) (2012 to 2022) – 87

Graduates.
7492 traditional medicine practitioners have been registered as of 2023.

7. Regulatory system of TM professionals and TM

professional councils

According to Myanmar Traditional Medicine Council Law (2000), the licence for
practice is issued by Traditional Medical Council: Person who has Diploma or Bachelor’s

degree of Myanmar traditional medicine

8. Regulatory system of traditional medicine products
regarding law on licensing of products, requirements

on quality, safety and efficacy

• Traditional Medicine Manufacturing licence – 3620 (as of May, 2023)
• There are 17 kinds of raw materials have been developed as TM Standards

which are used in Myanmar TM formulations.
• According to TM drug Law, all of the TM drugs produced in the country have

to be registered and the manufacturers must have licence to produce their
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• 15782 herbal medicines have been registered. (as of May, 2023)

9. National TM Pharmacopoeias (number of Monographs
of herbal materials and traditional medicine

preparations)

Myanmar Herbal Pharmacopoeia Vol-1 and Vol-2 was published in 2013 and
2018. (Each volume contains 20 medicinal plants)

10. National Research Institutes (name and contact

information)

Research Unit, Department of Traditional Medicine and Research Unit, University
of Traditional Medicine

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