Data: 27/03/2018

The video “VHL TCIM Americas – English” by the BVS Network introduces the Virtual Health Library on Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine of the Americas (VHL TCIM Americas), an initiative led by BIREME/PAHO/WHO aimed at promoting equitable access to scientific and technical information on TCIM in the region. It highlights how this digital platform supports health professional...
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Data: 21/06/2023

This presentation provides an update on ongoing efforts to responsibly integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCM) under the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) and the WHO-International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Focus Group on AI for Health. Established in 2018, this international multi-stakeholder platform gathers over 100 experts to dev...
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Data: 17/08/2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) by enabling the dynamic integration of structured and unstructured data, including knowledge from Traditional Medicine (TM). Leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML), AI can extract, structure, and synthesize vast amounts of data from TM sources, enhancing their accessibility and ...
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Data: 17/08/2023

The "Artificial Intelligence and Digital Frontiers" exhibition, presented by WHO’s Department of Digital Health and Innovation, invites visitors into an immersive dome shaped like an artificial brain, symbolizing the fusion of traditional medicine and emerging digital technologies. This interactive space features a unique goose game quest, live polls, and multimedia experiences that highlight th...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This presentation introduces a systematic map of reviews on traditional medicine (TM) and health outcomes, commissioned by the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM). Evidence mapping is a methodology that visually organizes and categorizes systematic reviews (SRs), providing an overview of the volume, scope, and distribution of evidence while identifying research gaps. This map include...
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Data: 17/08/2023

In partnership with Health Research Group (Australia), Carleton University’s TCIM Lab has been contracted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to carry out an evidence review about epistemology (paradigm)-sensitive research methods in Traditional Medicine (TM). The review aims to: Summarise the scholarly literature on research methods, methodologies, frameworks, and strategies applied in TM re...
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Data: 17/08/2023

To support the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine, the World Health Organization commissioned a global policy review analyzing how Member States integrate traditional, complementary, alternative, and/or integrative medicine into their national health systems. Conducted by Global Health Insights in collaboration with WHO, this review examined governance documents from 6...
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Data: 17/08/2023

The Declaration notes that it should rely on traditional practitioners as needed, suitably trained socialy and technically to work as a health team and to respond to the expressed health needs of the community, and that adequate resources should be put toward these services. It calls upon the utilization of traditional products where relevant and notes the need for further research. It states: "T...
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Data: 27/03/2018

The Virtual Health Library on Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (VHL TCIM) is a thematic VHL which specializes in Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) and its related health practices. Its aim is to promote the presence, access, use, and publication of scientific, technical, and educational content that will contribute to the promotion, development and int...
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Data: 26/03/2022

The WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) is a knowledge centre for traditional medicine. As part of WHO’s overall traditional medicine strategy, it has a strategic focus on evidence and learning, data and analytics, sustainability and equity, and innovation and technology to optimize the contribution of traditional medicine to global health and sustainable development. At the same t...
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