Traditional medicine day brings Ghanaian health actors together

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.

WHO reports that the seventeenth observance in Ghana took place on 3 September 2019.

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 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.

Clinical research and public health response informed the vaccine’s path to prequalification.

The 12 November decision facilitated access but did not mean Ebola risk was gone.

The released genetic information enabled laboratories in many countries to begin developing diagnostic tests.