伦敦：西方最早的针灸专著United Kingdom
London: Earliest Western Text on AcupunctureUnited Kingdom
1683
1683年，荷兰医生威廉·坦·莱恩（Willem ten Rhijne）曾任职于荷兰东印度公司驻日本商馆，据其在日本的见闻撰写的《De Acupunctura》在伦敦出版，是西方已知最早系统记述针灸的专题文献。
1683: Dutch physician Willem ten Rhijne, formerly stationed at the Dutch East India Company's trading post in Japan, published De Acupunctura in London — the earliest known Western text to systematically describe acupuncture.
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内华达州：美国首个针灸合法化的州United States
Nevada: First U.S. State to Legalise AcupunctureUnited States
1973
1971年，《纽约时报》记者詹姆斯·赖斯顿在北京因阑尾炎手术后接受针灸镇痛治疗，回国后撰文报道，引发美国公众对针灸的关注；1973年，内华达州率先立法，成为美国第一个将针灸合法化并建立执业许可制度的州。
In 1971, New York Times journalist James Reston received acupuncture for post-surgical pain relief in Beijing and wrote about the experience; in 1973, Nevada became the first U.S. state to legalise acupuncture and establish a licensing system.
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澳大利亚：中医纳入国家职业注册体系Australia
Australia: Chinese Medicine in National RegistrationAustralia
2012
2012年7月1日起，中医（含针灸）在澳大利亚正式纳入全国性职业注册体系（National Registration and Accreditation Scheme），是西方国家中首个将中医整体纳入国家级职业监管框架的先例；此前，中医仅在维多利亚州（2000年起）单独立法规管。
From 1 July 2012, Chinese medicine (including acupuncture) became part of Australia's National Registration and Accreditation Scheme — the first instance among Western nations of Chinese medicine as a whole being brought into a national occupational regulatory framework.
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日内瓦：传统医学纳入ICD-11Switzerland
Geneva: Traditional Medicine in ICD-11Switzerland
2019
2019年5月25日，第72届世界卫生大会在日内瓦审议通过《国际疾病分类第十一次修订本》（ICD-11），首次纳入起源于中医药的传统医学章节。
On 25 May 2019, the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva adopted ICD-11, which for the first time included a supplementary chapter on traditional medicine originating from Chinese medicine.
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德国：针灸纳入法定医保报销Germany
Germany: Acupuncture Covered by Statutory Health InsuranceGermany
2007
2007年，德国联邦联合委员会（G-BA）经过大规模临床对照研究（ART、GERAC 等项目）后，将针灸纳入法定医疗保险（GKV）可报销的医疗服务目录，适用于慢性腰痛与膝关节骨性关节炎等适应症。
In 2007, following large-scale controlled clinical trials, Germany's Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) added acupuncture to the statutory health insurance benefits catalogue for conditions such as chronic low back pain and knee osteoarthritis.
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