Macao workshop on traditional medicine products closes

The session discussed practical collaboration and responsible integration of traditional care.

BIREME and PAHO pre-launched the WHO library at a Rio de Janeiro congress on 17 October, before its December official launch.

At the Rio congress, director João Paulo Souza presented the resource and requested suggestions from practitioners and specialists.

The preview highlighted plans to gather and organize health information across traditional and integrative medicine topics.

This date marks a public preview of the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Library, distinct from its official December launch.

Government regulators and researchers discussed safety monitoring and quality assurance for traditional products.

WHO reported participation by more than 40 people from 18 countries and two special administrative regions.

The workshop addressed evidence generation and oversight rather than approving a particular remedy.

Publication date: WHO introduced a Bulletin issue devoted to traditional medicine and its place in health policy and research.

Publication date: the special issue brought questions about the evidence behind traditional practices into scholarly discussion.