Traditional medicine coding supports comparable records

The recommendation drew on pilot programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

WHO framed RTS,S as an additional tool alongside nets, treatment and other preventive care.

Experience from delivery in three African countries contributed to WHO’s decision.

The eleventh International Classification of Diseases came into effect; it includes optional supplementary coding based on East Asian traditional medical concepts.

The ICD-11 traditional medicine chapter reflects concepts originating in Chinese medicine and used also in Japan, Korea and elsewhere.

ICD-11 taking effect enabled optional traditional medicine coding; inclusion does not establish that a treatment is safe or effective.

WHO and South African partners visited Cape Town facilities developing vaccine manufacturing capacity.

Local researchers and manufacturers worked on mRNA technology and transfer to other countries.

The hub aimed to reduce unequal access to vaccine technology exposed during COVID-19.

The visit marked development work, not completion or distribution of a new licensed vaccine.