A Peru meeting centres culturally relevant care

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.

The regional dialogue asked how services could better meet communities’ health needs.

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

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.

Adopted at the conference, the declaration advocated cooperation over traditional medicine policy and its responsible use.

Publication date: WHO described a Group of Friends discussion about research, data and shared policy priorities.