WHO reports G20 recognition of traditional care

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: speakers linked medicinal knowledge with preserving the plants and environments on which it depends.

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

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.

Women leaders, traditional midwives and health representatives met on 19–20 November.

The regional dialogue asked how services could better meet communities’ health needs.