Medicine and ecosystem protection meet at COP16

Health programmes reduced the forms of trachoma that can damage sight.

WHO noted its earlier elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

The validation represents lasting public health action, with surveillance still needed.

Publication date: WHO recounted traditional medicine discussions at the COP16 biodiversity meeting in Colombia.

Publication date: the WHO report emphasized direct participation of Indigenous rights holders.

Publication date: WHO described a COP16 session involving knowledge holders and health policymakers.

Publication date: WHO described how G20 leaders in Brazil acknowledged potential contributions of evidence-based traditional medicine.

Publication date: the WHO account stresses science-based approaches in international health cooperation.

Publication date: the Rio G20 discussion connected traditional care and global health planning.

The reported statements address the potential of evidence-based care, not an endorsement of every traditional product.