Health Bureau staff: In accordance with naming principles, a gynecological clinic in Dongguan is named "Ai Qu Pi Wei" | Clinic | Health Bureau
Recently, some netizens claimed that a gynecological clinic in Dongguan, Guangdong was named "Ai Qupi Wei", which looks a bit special. On August 17th, the relevant person in charge of the clinic responded that because the clinic specializes in treating HPV infection, the name was given based on the translation of HPV.
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On the evening of August 16th, a netizen posted a video claiming that they couldn't help but laugh at the name of the clinic in the video. The clinic's signature name is "Dongguan Ai Go Pi Wei Gynecology". In the comment section, some netizens suggested that this should be a transliteration of HPV. Some netizens also claimed that they often passed by and didn't understand the name. The reply in the comment section helped to dispel his doubts. Some netizens also said that this name is relatively obscure, which may make patients less embarrassed.
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Tianyancha shows that the clinic was registered and established on March 1st last year. On August 17th, the reporter contacted the relevant person in charge of the clinic, who claimed that they were specialized clinics specializing in treating this, so they chose this name. The reporter also noticed that the clinic had previously released recruitment information, stating that the clinic only treats one disease, HPV, and named it after the transliteration of HPV, with the aim of better identification.
The reporter noticed that the name of this clinic is also listed among the certified medical institutions in the city announced by the Dongguan Health Bureau. The reporter contacted the Administrative Approval Department of Dongguan Health Bureau regarding this matter, and the staff stated that the naming of the clinic conforms to the naming principles in the medical institution management rules issued by the National Health Commission.