Nigeria marks traditional medicine day in Abuja

Publication date: participants addressed ethics, community knowledge and support for research during the pandemic.

The 2021–2030 plan set targets for diseases that disproportionately affect poorer communities.

The road map emphasized country leadership, coordination and access to care.

The plan addressed conditions that allow neglected tropical diseases to spread.

The WHO event set future targets rather than claiming that diseases were already eliminated.

At the Abuja commemoration, WHO described support for domestic production including traditional medicine products.

The WHO account described work on traditional medicine policy, a pharmacopoeia and a proposed strategic plan.

The gathering discussed research and manufacturing, without declaring a traditional COVID-19 treatment effective.

WHO advised use of RTS,S for children in sub-Saharan Africa and other areas with moderate to high transmission.

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