Image taken on July 15, 2015 shows a needle inserted in a patient during an acupuncture treatment, at a public health center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a bronze acupuncture statue on Jan. 18, 2017 to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, which shows acupuncture points on the human body. According to the WHO, 103 members have given approval to the practice of acupuncture and moxibustion, with 29 having enacted special statutes on traditional medicine, and 18 having included acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in their medical insurance provisions. (Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso)
