Virtual Health Library on Traditional Complementary and Integrative Medicine for the Americas
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Medicina Tradicional, Difusión de la Información, Acceso a la Información, Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/organización & administración, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Medicina Tradicional, Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia/tendencias, Desarrollo Sostenible, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
Traditional Medicine: five areas of work of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM)
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Medicina Tradicional, Terapias Complementarias, Salud Global, Equidad en Salud, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
Universal health coverage: Reaching remote households
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Seguros de Salud Comunitarios, Medicina Tradicional, Agentes Comunitarios de Salud, Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
WHO: Revision of ICD-11 – questions and answers (Q&A)
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Medicina Tradicional de Asia Oriental, Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades, Métodos Epidemiológicos, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
Navigating Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Pueblos Indígenas/legislación & jurisprudencia, Propiedad Intelectual, Medicina Tradicional, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
The Chemistry of Traditional Medicine
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Fitoterapia, Acciones y Usos Químicos, Plantas Medicinales/química, Descubrimiento de Drogas/métodos, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
WHO Traditional medicine Milestones timeline
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Medicina Tradicional, Atención Primaria de Salud/tendencias, Política de Salud/historia, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
Global Declarations and WHO Resolutions on Traditional Medicine: A Timeline of Policy Milestones
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Medicina Tradicional, Legislación como Asunto, Política de Salud/historia, Atención Primaria de Salud/organización & administración, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
Traditional medicine Research methods: project presentation
WHO Global TM Summit
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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Medicina Tradicional/métodos, Conocimiento, Proyectos de Investigación, TCI Unit, Exhibition Hall - First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit
