Medical journal issue discusses knowledge and evidence

WHO reports a quality and safety training workshop in Macao on 22–24 October; this is its closing date.

Government regulators and researchers discussed safety monitoring and quality assurance for traditional products.

WHO reported participation by more than 40 people from 18 countries and two special administrative regions.

The workshop addressed evidence generation and oversight rather than approving a particular remedy.

Publication date: WHO introduced a Bulletin issue devoted to traditional medicine and its place in health policy and research.

Publication date: a WHO Bulletin special issue collected perspectives on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.

Publication date: the issue drew attention to the relationship between longstanding knowledge traditions and contemporary health systems.

Publication date: PAHO reported a meeting of Indigenous youth from Latin America and the Caribbean to revise health priorities.

Publication date: participants discussed how ancestral knowledge and scientific medicine can interact in culturally suitable care.

Publication date: the PAHO account highlighted communication in Indigenous languages.