Indigenous women discuss newborn care

Publication date: WHO described how G20 leaders in Brazil acknowledged potential contributions of evidence-based traditional medicine.

Publication date: the WHO account stresses science-based approaches in international health cooperation.

Publication date: the Rio G20 discussion connected traditional care and global health planning.

The reported statements address the potential of evidence-based care, not an endorsement of every traditional product.

Women leaders, traditional midwives and health representatives met on 19–20 November.

Participants called for practical tools to support maternal and neonatal care in Indigenous communities.

The meeting ended on 20 November; PAHO published its account on the following day.

Participants at the 3–4 December World Conference on Traditional Medicine adopted the Beijing Declaration; this row uses the closing day.

The WHO account says participants from 85 countries attended the conference that adopted the declaration.

Beijing hosted the WHO co-sponsored conference with Chinese national health and traditional medicine authorities.