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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Data: 18/08/2022

The World Health Organization will collaborate with all countries and WHO regions to focus on evidence and learning, data and analysis, sustainability and equity, and innovation and technology to harness the potential contribution of traditional medicine – supported by modern science and principles of diversity, equity and sustainability – for the health of people and the planet. The WHO Globa...
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Data: 06/04/2018

Under Ghana’s National Health Insurance scheme, the government introduced an insurance programme in 2003 which provides financial protection to make access to quality health services affordable for Ghanaians. Children under 18 are exempted from paying a premium; health services are completely free of charge. Shaibu, a 16-year-old boy, benefited from this coverage as well as from the support of a...
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Data: 18/06/2018

The International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision included Chapter 40 on Traditional Medicines. The inclusion of a supplementary chapter on traditional medicine in ICD for the first time enabled counting of traditional medicine services and encounters, measurement of their form, frequency, effectiveness, safety, quality, outcomes, cost, comparison with mainstream medicine and research du...
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Data: 18/03/2018

The Adventures of the Yakuanoi Traditional knowledge is a unique set of skills, practices, and innovations that indigenous and local communities develop, sustain, and pass on from generation to generation. Examples include traditional medical knowledge, sustainable irrigation, or hunting or fishing techniques. Traditional knowledge is a unique set of skills, practices, and innovations that indigen...
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Data: 05/02/2016

The video "The Chemistry of Traditional Medicine" explores the scientific foundations of traditional medicinal practices, focusing on the chemical compounds found in medicinal plants. It highlights how modern analytical techniques, such as chromatography and spectroscopy, are employed to isolate and identify bioactive constituents responsible for therapeutic effects. The video emphasizes the impor...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This document presents a chronological overview of key milestones in the global development, regulation, and integration of traditional medicine within health systems, as recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Regional Committees. Starting in 1974, it traces major resolutions, strategic plans, and declarations supporting the institutionalization of traditional and complementary ...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This document provides a chronological overview of major declarations, resolutions, and policy milestones adopted by the World Health Organization and its Member States to advance the recognition, regulation, and integration of traditional medicine (TM) into health systems. Beginning with WHA30.49 in 1977 and the Declaration of Alma-Ata in 1978, it traces developments through various World Health ...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This interactive presentation outlines a global WHO-commissioned project that reviews research methods used in the field of traditional medicine (TM), with a strong emphasis on epistemological sensitivity. The initiative explores how research methodologies, strategies, and frameworks can be aligned with the diverse worldviews and paradigms inherent in traditional, Indigenous, and complementary hea...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This document presents a welcome message from the Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCI) Unit at WHO Headquarters, introducing its mission, strategic focus, and global leadership in integrating traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) into health systems worldwide. The TCI Unit supports countries through evidence-informed technical guidance, normative tools, and capacity-b...
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