Macao meeting asks for evidence on traditional products

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.

WHO reports a quality and safety training workshop in Macao on 22–24 October; this is its closing date.

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.

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.

Publication date: a WHO Bulletin special issue collected perspectives on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.

Publication date: the issue drew attention to the relationship between longstanding knowledge traditions and contemporary health systems.

Publication date: PAHO reported a meeting of Indigenous youth from Latin America and the Caribbean to revise health priorities.