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Bookmark or Share- WHO Global Traditional Medicine CentreThe WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) is a knowledge hub for traditional medicine. As part of WHO’s overall traditional medicine strategy, it has a strategic focus on research and evidence, strengthening health systems, sustainability and equity, and innovation and technology to optimize the contribution of traditional medicine to global health and sustainable development.
- Traditional, Complementary and Integrative MedicineTraditional medicine Traditional medicine has a long history. It is the sum total of the knowledge, skill, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness.
- WHO traditional medicine strategy: 2014-2023The WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014–2023 was developed and launched in response to the World Health Assembly resolution on traditional medicine (WHA62.13). The strategy aims to support Member States in developing proactive policies and implementing action plans that will strengthen the role traditional medicine plays in keeping populations healthy.
- Traditional medicine - World Health Organization (WHO)The WHO traditional medicine programme started in 1976; today, through its Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Unit, WHO is working with countries to develop standards and benchmarks for the training and practice of different systems of traditional medicine, and for their evidence-based integration in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
- Traditional medicine in the Western Pacific - World Health Organization ...Communities and families in the Western Pacific Region use traditional and complementary medicine extensively for a variety of health problems, from minor ailments to life-threatening diseases. It is sometimes the only available and affordable option, especially in remote or under-served areas. Thus, it plays an important role in primary health care.
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