Ghana observes seventeenth African Traditional Medicine Day

The pilot monitored safety and impact before later recommendations for wider use.

Publication date: WHO released its Global Report on Traditional and Complementary Medicine 2019 to address gaps in official country data.

Publication date: the WHO report summarized contributions from 179 member states, showing a global rather than single-country history.

Publication date: WHO described its report as the first to cover these three facets of traditional medicine together.

Publication date: compiling official national information made it easier to compare policies and research needs across countries.

At the gathering, WHO discussed African institutions evaluating safety and quality of traditional treatments.

The WHO account notes research on traditional remedies proposed for malaria, diabetes and other conditions; it does not establish efficacy.

The 2019 national commemoration put research, practitioners and public health in conversation.

The vaccine met WHO standards for quality, safety and efficacy for procurement by health agencies.

Prequalification helped pave the way for vaccine access in countries at risk of outbreaks.