WHO Traditional Medicine
Strategy 2002-2005
English
French
Spanish
|
The WHO Strategy
for Traditional Medicine for 2002-2005 has been in preparation for
more than three years. The objective of the strategy is to discuss
the role of traditional medicine in health care systems, current
challenges and opportunities and WHO's role and strategy for
traditional medicine. Many Member States and many of WHO's partners
in traditional medicine (UN agencies, international organizations,
nongovernmental organizations, and global and national professional
associations) contributed to the Strategy and have expressed their
willingness to participate in its implementation. The Strategy was
reviewed by the WHO Cabinet in July 2001 and, based on Cabinet
comments, has since been revised. The Strategy was printed in
January 2002. Since this is at present a working document, the
proposed objectives and activities have started to be implemented in
early 2002 and the Strategy will be widely disseminated. We
understand that the situation in the use of traditional medicine is
quite different from country to country and region to region. For
example, in AFRO and in WPRO, the Member States consider that
traditional medicine is a priority for health care in their regions,
but in other regions the role of traditional medicine is treated as
complementary or alternative medicine. |
WHO Policy Perspectives on
Medicines, No.2, May 2002: Traditional Medicine -- Growing needs and
potential
English
French
Spanish
|
Traditional
Medicine: Growing Needs and Potential is the core of the WHO
Strategy for Traditional Medicine for 2002-2005. It provides brief
information on the growing needs and challenges faced by traditional
medicine worldwide. It also gives key messages and a checklist for
the safety, efficacy and quality to policy-makers. Finally, it sets
out WHO's role and how the WHO Strategy could meet the challenges to
support WHO Member States in the proper use of traditional and
complementary/alternative medicine. |
