WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2002-2005: Annex Two: Selected WHO publications and documents on traditional medicine: National policy and monitoring

WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy: 2002-2005
(2002; 70 pages) [French] [Spanish]

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements
	Acronyms, abbreviations and WHO Regions
	Key points: WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2002 - 2005
		What is traditional medicine?
		Widespread and growing use
		Why such broad use?
		Uncritical enthusiasm versus uninformed scepticism
		Challenges in developing TM/CAM potential
		The current role of WHO
		Framework for action
		Strategy implementation
	Chapter One: Global review
		1.1 What is traditional medicine? Towards a working definition
		1.2 Broad use and appeal
		1.3 Expenditure
		1.4 Accounting for use and increasing interest
		1.5 Responding to the popularity of TM/CAM
	Chapter Two: Challenges
		2.1 What needs to be done?
		2.2 National policies and legal framework
		2.3 Safety, efficacy, quality
		2.4 Access
		2.5 Rational use
	Chapter Three: The current role of WHO
		3.1 Developing TM/CAM and integrating it into national health care systems
		3.2 Ensuring appropriate, safe and effective use of traditional medicine
		3.3 Increasing access to TM/CAM information
	Chapter Four: International and national resources for traditional medicine
		4.1 UN Agencies
		4.2 International organizations
		4.3 Nongovernmental organizations
		4.4 Global professional associations
		4.5 International and national professional associations
		4.6 Specific initiatives
	Chapter Five: Strategy and plan of action 2002 - 2005
		5.1 Policy: Integrate TM/CAM with national health care systems, as appropriate, by developing and implementing national TM/CAM policies and programmes
		5.2 Safety, efficacy and quality: Promote the safety, efficacy and quality of TM/CAM by expanding the knowledge-base on TM/CAM, and by providing guidance on regulatory and quality assurance standards
		5.3 Access: Increase the availability and affordability of TM/CAM, as appropriate, with an emphasis on access for poor populations
		5.4 Rational use: Promote therapeutically sound use of appropriate TM/CAM by providers and consumers
	Annex One: List of WHO Collaborating Centres for Traditional Medicine
	Annex Two: Selected WHO publications and documents on traditional medicine
		National policy and monitoring
		Quality, safety and efficacy
		Rational use
		WHO Collaborating Centres for Traditional Medicine
	References
	Back Cover

National policy and monitoring

Apia Action Plan on Traditional Medicine in the Pacific Island Countries. Manila, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2001.

Development of National Policy on Traditional Medicine. Manila, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2000.

Legal Status of Traditional medicine and Complementary/Alternative Medicine: a World-wide Review. Geneva, World Health Organization, in press.

The Promotion and Development of Traditional Medicine: Report of a WHO Meeting. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1978 (WHO Technical Report Series, No. 622).

Regulatory Situation of Herbal Medicines: a World-wide Review. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1998 (document reference WHO/TM/98.1) (F in press/S).

Report of the Inter-regional Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights in the Context of Traditional Medicine. Geneva, World Health Organization (document reference WHO/EDM/TRM/2001.1).

The Role of Traditional Medicine in Primary Health Care in China (Based on an Inter-Regional Seminar Sponsored by the WHO in Association with the Ministry of Public Health of the People's Republic of China, 9 - 21 October 1985). Geneva, World Health Organization, 1986 (document reference WHO/TM/86.2).

Traditional Health Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Baseline Information. Washington, DC, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, 2000.

Traditional Medicine and Health Care Coverage. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1983. Re-printed 1988.

Traditional Practitioners as Primary Health Care Workers. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1995 (document reference WHO/SHS/DHS/TM/95.6).