Background
The importance of Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) in Primary Health Care (PHC) has been recognized since the Alma Ata Declaration in 1978 and reinforced in the Astana Declaration in 2018, as well as other international instruments. For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) has previously published two editions of its Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2002-2005 and 2014-2023. At the 66th World Health Assembly in 2023, the validity of this last Strategy was extended and the development of a new version for the period 2025-2034 was requested.
In April of this year, WHO made a first draft of the new proposal available to the general public, whose comments were considered to adjust the document that is now being revised.
Regional Consultation
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is conducting a consultation among its Member States on the draft of the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategy on Traditional Medicine, to gather input from national health authorities and other social actors linked to TCIM.
Who can participate?
a) Public officials (affiliated with institutions that have technical areas related to TCIM).
b) TCIM service providers (health managers and professionals).
c) Academia (trainers of health and TCIM professionals, and researchers)
d) Actors from Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and other ethnic groups with direct experience in the practice and management of ancestral Traditional Medicine.
e) PAHO/WHO focal points on TCIM and Cultural Diversity from country offices.
How to participate?
- Download the current draft document of the WHO Strategy for Traditional Medicine 2025-2034.
- Complete the online form to submit suggestions for the document by August 12.
- Participate in the virtual closing session on Monday, August 12 at 1:30 p.m. (EST), by registering at this link.