Date: 17/08/2023

The table provides country-specific information organized into three tabs: Tab 1 includes data from the Global Report on Traditional Medicine, WHO 2019 covering national frameworks, regulation, and practice; Tab 2 presents updates from TCIM in the Americas Region (2023) on policies, integration, and training; and Tab 3 offers a Demographic Overview & Indigenous Representation, including population...
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Date: 17/08/2023

This region, with 35 Member States and 4 Associate Members, is home to over one billion people. There is a great diversity of healing systems and practices in the Americas; each country having its approach to recognition and institutionalization.
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In Bolivia, Traditional Ancestral Medicine is deeply rooted in regional ancestral knowledge and officially recognized under Law No. 459. The government, through the Ministry of Health and Sports and the General Directorate of Traditional Medicine, promotes its integration into the National Health System. Key initiatives include the creation of the Unique Registry of Traditional Medicine Providers ...
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Date: 17/08/2023

Brazil's National Policy of Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines (PNPMF) provides a legal and strategic framework to ensure safe, equitable access to and rational use of medicinal plants and herbal medicines. It integrates traditional knowledge with modern healthcare practices to promote comprehensive health care and the sustainable use of biodiversity. The policy supports regulation through ANVI...
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Date: 17/08/2023

The National Policy on Complementary and Integrative Practices (PNPIC), established in 2006, integrates Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) into Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS), especially within Primary Health Care (PHC). It includes 29 recognized practices, incorporating complex medical systems and therapeutic resources. Over 17 years, the Brazilian Ministry of Heal...
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Colombia’s Indigenous Own and Intercultural Health System (SISPI) is a culturally grounded framework designed to uphold the right to integral health for Indigenous peoples based on their cosmovisions and ancestral wisdom, emphasizing harmony with nature and the community. With 102 Indigenous groups across the country, SISPI acknowledges and integrates their laws, traditions, spiritual practices,...
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In Colombia, the Technical Guidelines for the Integration of Alternative and Complementary Medicines and Therapies (TCAM) within the General System of Social Security in Health (SGSSS) reflect the country’s recognition as a multi-ethnic and multicultural nation. Two normative approaches are defined: Traditional Medicine (MT-A) practiced by Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Roma communities—regu...
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In Chile, Complementary Medicine (CM) is officially recognized as part of auxiliary health professions and integrated into all three levels of care in the public health system. Regulated practices include Acupuncture, Homeopathy, and Naturopathy, among others. The system supports 28 different therapies, divided into individual and group/community care practices, such as Herbal Medicine, Reiki, Yog...
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Between 2018 and 2022, Chile’s public health system provided 620,869 individual and 125,443 group/community Complementary Medicine (CM) services. Complementary therapists conducted nearly half of these encounters (48.20%), followed by psychologists, physicians, and physiotherapists. The services were mainly linked to mental health (34.61%), morbidity referrals, and spontaneous consultations. Dur...
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Cuba has fully integrated Natural and Traditional Medicine (NTM) into its National Health System (NHS) as a recognized medical specialty with a holistic and integrative approach. NTM includes practices like acupuncture, phytotherapy, apitherapy, homeopathy, ozone therapy, Ayurveda, and others. A strong political, legal, and regulatory framework supports its development, beginning with a national p...
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