Data: 17/08/2023

Peru’s Social Health Insurance (EsSalud) has integrated Complementary Medicine (CM) into public healthcare for over 25 years. EsSalud has been recognized as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center since 2019. The organizational structure includes a central management office that oversees regulation and development, and an operational level that provides services across the three levels of care: CM Units...
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Data: 17/08/2023

As a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center, Peru supports the integration of Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) into health systems. Its contributions include technical documents, experience analysis, and recommendations to improve quality, access, and safety. It also offers training for healthcare professionals to strengthen person-centered, intercultural care through TCIM.
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Data: 17/08/2023

In response to rising Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Peru launched the “Reforma de Vida – Sumak Kawsay” program, grounded in ancestral worldviews that emphasize harmony and collective well-being. This initiative systematizes successful Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) experiences that promote self-care and health strengthening, aiming to prevent NCDs through lif...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This activity of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional and Complementary Medicine - Peru focuses on analyzing and evaluating the essential components for integrating Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) into health systems across the Americas. Using a systematic search and systematization process—drawing on Peru’s experience—a structural map of 12 key elements was develo...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This activity aims to analyze and propose guidelines for ensuring quality and safety in the practice of Complementary Medicine across Latin American health systems. Led by Peru’s Social Health Insurance and its PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center, the initiative includes a comprehensive review of regional practices, experiences, and official regulations. A technical document is being developed based o...
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Training Program to Improve the Skills of Health Professionals for Promoting the Integration of Traditional and Complementary Medicine into Health Systems with an Intercultural Approach: This training program, part of the work plan of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional and Complementary Medicine – Peru, aims to enhance the skills of healthcare professionals to promote the integra...
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Data: 17/08/2023

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) – United States. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health, conducts and supports research on complementary health products and practices. Its mission is to determine, through rigorous scientific investigation...
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Data: 17/08/2023

Scientific Priorities of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) – United States. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health has outlined ten Top Scientific Priorities to guide its research agenda, aligned with the Whole Person Health approach. These priorities include research on whole person health...
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Managing Stress Through Relaxation Techniques – National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), United States. Stress is a physical and emotional reaction to challenges that, over time, can contribute to or worsen health problems. Although there is no medication to cure stress, individuals can activate the body's natural "relaxation response" to counteract it. Techniques such a...
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Data: 17/08/2023

Expanding Healthcare Access and Improving Provider Well-being: Complementary and Integrative Health Provider Skills Trainings in the VHA. To improve access to Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) approaches mandated by VHA Directive 1137, the Veterans Health Administration developed internal skills training programs. Virtual and in-person trainings were offered for mindfulness, clinical hypn...
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