People's Medical Publishing House

Guangzhou Bureau of Public Health

On April 20, 2004, we were honored to have Jackie Chan and his colleagues pay a visit to the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine (CEWM). Dr. Hui, the Center’s Director, delivered a presentation that included how he came to be interested in integrative medicine, the history of the Center, the Center as it is today, and the kinds of patients who have been helped and others who could be helped by CEWM’s model of integrative care. Jackie demonstrated great interest in our ability to solve difficult health problems, including chronic pain, and voiced his support for the Center. As Jackie met and generously took pictures with the staff and faculty of the Center for East-West Medicine, he made plans for further discussions with us on his subsequent visits to Los Angeles. We welcome his leadership and partnership in making healthcare to be safe and effective.

FRONT PAGE NEWS on June 7, 2003 of the Chinese Newspaper, Singtao Daily, featured Madame Xiao Lin Li’s visit to the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine.

Madame Xiao Lin Li is the daughter of the first President following the Cultural Revolution of the People’s Republic of China, President Li Xiannian. She currently serves as Vice-President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development. A former graduate of UCLA, Madame Li was here to strengthen ties between China and the surrounding Los Angeles communities, including UCLA, as well as to address the issue and concerns of SARS.

The mission of the CPAFFC is to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between Chinese people and other peoples throughout the world, further international exchanges and cooperation, safeguard world peace and promote common development. The organization has established relations of friendship and cooperation with 370 non-governmental organizations in about 120 countries.

Academic visit, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director, Department of Health, Hong Kong (1999)