Execu ti ve Board

156
th session

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Report by t he Di re c tor
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General

1.
In d ecision WHA
76
(20) (20 23 ),t he Se ven t y
-
sixt h Wor ld Hea lt h Assembly req u est ed th e
D irect or
-
Gener alt o ext en d t he WHO t rad it ion almed icin e st rat egy:20 14
t
2023
1

to 202 5 and
d evelop an ew glob alt rad it ion al med icine strat egy f or t he per iod 202 5
t
2034 , gu id ed b y th e WHO
t rad it ion al med icin e st rat egy: 201 4
t
20 23 an d in con su lt at ion w ith M emb e
r St at es an d re levan t
st akeh olders, an d t o submit it for con sid erat ion by t h e
Se ven t y
-
eigh th World Hea lt h Assemb ly in
20 25 , th ro u gh t h e Execut ive Boa rd at it s 156
th

session .

2.

WHO con t inu est omo n itor th e ch alle n ges f aced by M ember St ates in th e regu lat ion
an d
re sear ch of t rad it ion al, com p lem en tary and in t egrat ive med icine (TCIM), an d
recogn iz est h e n eed
t o exp lor e w ayst o in tegrat e, as app rop riate, safean d evid en ce
-
based t radi
t ion al and
com p lem en t aryh ea lt h ser vices w it h in n at ion al an d local hea lth syst ems.

3.
Th ed raf t st rat egy (see An n ex) en vision su n iversal access t o saf e, effe ct ivean d

p eo p le
-
cent red TCIM for t he hea lth an d w ell
-
b eing of all. It w asd evelop ed b ased on nin e g
u id in g
p rin cip les: evid en ce
-
b ased ;h olism and hea lth ; sust ain ab ilit y an d On e Hea lt h ; th e righ t t o h ealth
v ˆ µ ı}v }ˆ ]P˚v}µ}› o˚’[ „]PZı µ oı µ„ vˆ Z˚ oıZ› ˚}› o˚
-
c
en
t re d care an d
com mu n it y e n gagem ent ; in tegra ted h ea lt h services; and h ea lt h equ i
t y. These p rin cip les w ill gu id e
t h e act ion s of M ember St at es, p art ner s an d st akeh old ers, and t he WHO S ecre t aria
t in
imp lem en t in gt h e d raf t st rat egy.

4.

Th ed raf t st rat egy p resen t sf our st rat egicob je ct ives aime d at su pp ort in gM ember
St at es in
maximiz in gt he
contr ib ution of TCIM to achievin gt h e h ighest att ain ab le stan d ard of h ea lt h an d
w ell
-
b ein g: est ab lish in gth e evid en ce b ase; sup port in gt hep ro vision of safe and ef f ect
ive TCIM
t h rou gh app ro priat e re gu lat or y mech an isms; in tegra t in g saf e and ef fect ive TCIM
i
n t o h ealth
syst ems; and op timiz in gcro ss
-
secto r collab orat ion .

5.

Each st rat egicob je ct ive is su pp or ted w it h t wod irect ion s, in clud in g h igh
-
qu alit y rese arch ;
ap p rop riat e rese arch app ro ache s and rat ion alu se of tech n ology; ap p rop riat e regu
lat or y
mech an ismsf or

p rod u cts
,
p ract ices

and p ract it ion er s

; in tegra t ion in toh ealt h systems an d across

WH O tra d itio n al med icin e s tra tegy: 2014

t
20 23
.

G en ev a: W o rld H ealt h
Organ iza tio n ; 201 3

(acces s ed
31

Ma y

2024).

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t h e care con t in uu m an d lif e cou rse;

an d
cro ss
-
sect or p olicies an d act ion p lan s for t h e p rot ection ,
access an d b enef it
-
sharin g of trad it ional med icalkn ow led ge.

6.

Th e
d raf t st
rat egy a imsto su pp ort M ember St ates in d esign in g an d imp lemen t in gn at ion al
st rat egicp lan s in accor dan ce w it h th eir n at ion alcap acit ies,p rio rit ies,re levan t
legislat ion , cu lt ure
an d circumst an ces. It also en cou ragesM emb er Stat est o mon it or an d evalu at e
p rogr ess in
imp lem en t in gt h eir act ion p lan s an d p ro vid e in format ion for glob al rep ort in g th
rou gh WHO.

A
c tio n by t he
E
xec utive
B
o ard

7.

Th e Boa rd is
in vit ed t o con sid er th ere por t b yt h e D irector
-
Gen er al on th ed raft WHO
t rad it ion al med icin e st rat egy: 202 5
t
203
4 an d t oad optt h e f ollo w in gd raft d ecision :

Th eExecut ive Boa rd , h avin g con sid er ed t h e rep ort b yt heD irect or
-
Gen er al,
2
D ecid ed t o recom mendto th e Seventy
-
eight h World Hea lt h Assemb lyt head option of
t h e f ollow in g draft d ecision :

Th e Seventy
-
eight h Wor
ld Hea lth Assemb ly,h aving con sid ere d th e rep ort b y th e
D irect or
-
Gener alon t hed raft WHO trad it ional med icin e st rat egy:20 25
t
203 4,

D ecid ed :

(1)

t o ad optt he d raft WHOt rad it ion al med icin e st rat egy: 202 5
t
20 34;

(2)

t o req uest t heD irect or

-
Gen er al

t o rep or t on th ep ro gress mad e in t he

imp lem en t at ion of t h e draf t t rad it ion al medicin est rat egy: 2025
t
203 4 t o th e
Wor ld Hea lt h Assembly in 2030 an d 203 4
.

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A
nnex

D
raft

W HO
t raditi o nal

medic ine

s tra tegy
: 2 02 5
t
2 03 4

I
nt rod uc tio n

Tr ad it ion al med icin e is pre sen t across all six re gion s of WHO in b ot h cod if ied an d
n on
-
cod if ied syst ems
1

and isp rof ound ly roo ted in t rad it ion al know led ge, cu lt ure s,h ist or ies
an d t er rit or ies. Tr ad it ional med icin et h at h as

been adopte d and ad apt ed to th e local conte xt

„˚ ( ˚„„˚ ˆ ı ^}u› o˚u˚v ı ˆ]]v ˚_ ]v ’} }µvı „]ı „ˆ ]ı ]}v
med icin e st rat egy:20 14
t
2023
2
p rovid ed t h e context for t rad it ion al an d com p lem en t ary
med icin e.

As p eop le b ecome mo reemp ow er ed

t o choo set he app ro priate hea lth care f or th eir

n ee d s, h ealth servicesw ill h ave t o meet t h e ch allen geof d eliver in gp eop le
-
cent re d care .
Wh ethe r gove rn ment
-
led or p eop le
-
led, th ep ract ice of in t egrat ivemed icin e
3

t h at comb in es
t rad it ion al an d comp lemen t a
ry med icin e an d
b iomed icin e

is gain in gp op ularit y.

In 2017 , WHO e xp and edit s scop e to sup p ort t hed evelop in gf ield of in t egrat ive
u˚ˆ ]]v ˚ v ı „}ˆµ]vı Z ˚ }v ˚›ı}(^ı „ˆ ]ı ] › o˚u˚vıv ˆ ]v ı ˚P„ı
u˚ˆ ]]v ˚_ Z ]’ ˆ„( ı ’ı „ı( ( ˚
rs an exp an ded vision t hat in clud es trad it ional,
com p lem en t aryand int egrat ive med icin e, brin ging t oget h er th ese th re e ap p ro ach
est o
ad d re ss ind ivid u al hea lth n eed s an d exp ect at ion s.

Th ed raf t st rat egy w as develo p ed t h rou gh an exten sive con su ltat ive p ro ces
s, i n clud in g
glob al an d re gion alM emb er St ates con su lt at ion s, a pu b lich ea rin g an d consu lt
ation s w it h a
b ro ad ran ge of p artn er s,in clu d in g rep re sen t at ives of In d igen ou s Peop le
s
.

V
isi o n
A w or ld in w h ich th er e is u n iversal access to saf e,ef f ect ive an d p eop l
e
-
cent re d TCIM
f or t h e hea lth an d w ell
-
bein g of all.

G
o al

To maximiz et h e contr ibu t ion of TCIM tot h e h ighest at t ain ab le st an d ard of hea lth
an d
w ell
-
b ein g.

Pro mo tin g a cces s t o med ical techn o logies a n d in n o v at ion

.Gen ev a: W
o rld Tra d e O rgan iz at ion , W o rld
H ealt h O rgan iza tio n a n d W o rld I n tellectu al Pro p erty O rgan iza tio n ; 2020 (a cc
es s ed 22 Oct o b er 2024).

WH O tra d itio n al med icin e s tra tegy: 2014

t
20 23
. G en ev a: W o rld H ealt h O rgan iza tio n ; 201 3 (a cces s ed

22 Octo b er 202 4).

An in terd is ciplin ar y a n d ev id en ce
-
b as ed a p p ro ach t o h ealt h a n d well
-
b ein g b y u s in g a co mb in at ion o f
b iomed ical a n d t ra d itio n al and /or co mp le men ta ry med ical kn o wled ge, s kills a
n d p ra ctices .

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Annex

G
uiding

pri nc iples

Th ed raf t st rat egy w as develo p ed b ased on th efollo w in g prin cip les, wh ich may also

gu id e t he imp lem en t at ion of act ion sb y Memb erSt at es, p art ner s an d st akeh
olders, an d
WHO in
achie vin g it s vision an d goa l.

Evi d en ce
-
b ased.

D ecision s f ort h e u se of T CIM shou

ld b e b ased on t he best availab le
evid en ce of saf et y an d effe ct iven ess fro m rese arch and p ract icesan d be inf or med ,
as
ap p rop riat e,b y f act or s su ch as con text , eq u it y,f easib ilit yof imp lement at ion , af f
ord ab ilit y,
su st ain ab ilit y and acceptab ilit yt o st akeh
old er s.

Hol i sm and h eal th .

TCIM en comp asses variou s med ical syst ems ro ot ed inh olist ic
p er sp ect ives of h ea lth . It empha siz es th e in ter n alcon n ect ion sw ith in th ehu man b
od y and
it s conne ct ion t ot he en viro n men t .
Sust ai n ab il ity an d O n e Heal th .
4

Hea lt h care sh ou ldcon sciou sly sup p ort en viro n men t al

su st ain ab ilit y. TCIM is root ed in n at u ral re sou rces, t rad it ion almed ical kn ow led ge,
cu lt u re
an d h istor y. It can contr ib u tet o saf egu ard in g b iod iversit yb y p rom ot in g su st
ainab le TCIM
p ract ices an d a One H
ea lt h ap p roa ch t o achie vin g t he Su st ainab le D evelopmen t Goa ls.

T h e ri gh tto h eal th and au to n omy.

Th e Con st itu t ion of t h e Wor ld Hea lt hOrgan iz at ion

assert s hea lth as af u nd amen t al hu man right . Th e righ t to hea lth req uiresth at h ea lt
h
services an d p roduct s b
e availab le, ef f ect ive, accessib le, accept ab le an d of goo d q u alit yf or
all w it h ou t d iscrimin at ion . T he righ t t o aut onomy in h ea lt h d ecision s necessit at es
su pp ort
f or in for med ch oices.

v ˆ ] P˚v }µ}›o ˚’[ „] PZı’ X

Ind igen ou sPe op leshave th e righ t t o th eir t

rad it ion al med icines
5

an d t o maint ain th eir h ealt h p ract ices, in clud in g th e con servat ion of t heir vit al med
icin al
p lant s. Th is
d raf t st rat egy is
in for med

by
th e United N at ion sD eclaration on th e Righ t sof
In d igenou sPe op le
s
6

an d th e com mit men t t o achievi

n g th e en d s set f orth ther ein ,
}v ’]ˆ ˚„ ]vı ıv ı ]}v }v ı˚Æı vˆ › „]}„ ]ı ] v ˆı Z o]u]ıı ]}v ’ ’˚ı ]v
Art icle46 .2.

Cu l tu r e an d h eal th.

Rec
ogn iz in g th e imp ort an ce of align in gh ea lt h n eed s an d t he
p re fer en ces, lif est yles and cu lt u ral b el
ief sof d iverse p op u lat ion s help st ofost er in clu sive,
eq u it ab le and cu ltu rallyap p rop riat eh ea lt h ser vices t hat maint ain re spect f or t
radit ion al
med ical kn ow led ge an den cou rage int er cult urald ialo gue.
7

On e H ealt h J o in t Plan o f Act ion , 2022

t
20 26
. Rom e: Foo d a n d Agricu ltu re O rgan iza tio n o f t h e Un ited
N at ion s , 2022 (a cces s ed
22 Octo b er 2024) .

See r es o lu tio n W H A76. 16.

See Un it ed N at ion s Gen era l A s s emb ly r es o lu tio n 61/295.

Meas u rin g in tercult u ra l d ialo gu e: a con cep tu al an d t ech n ical frame wo rk

.

Pa ris : Un ited N at ion s

E d u cat ion al, Scien tific a n d Cu ltu ra l Orga n iza tio n , 2020 (a cce s s ed 22 Octo b er
2024).
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Peop l e
-
cent r ed

car e an d co mmu n ity en gagem en t.

8

Th ese are keyp rio rit ies in t h e d elivery

of q u alit y hea lth care . T CIM ad vocat esf or p er son aliz ed care an d re spect s cu lt ural
p re fer en ces b y con sid er in g an in clu sive and collab or at ive ap p ro ach close ly align
ed w it h th e
con cep t

of p rimar y hea lth care .

I n tegr ated h eal th ser vices.

9
To achieve op t imal out com es,h ea lth services sh ou ld b e
coo rd in at ed seam lessly acro ss d iff er en t med ical discip lin es an d sh ou ld p rior it ize
in d ividu al
w ell
-
b ein g. In tegra t in g saf e, ef fect ivean d su st ainab le

TCIM can con tribu te t o an app ro ach

w h ich su pp ort s hea lth an d w ell
-
b ein g. E viden ce
-
b ased p ract ices, continuou s qu alit y
assu ran ce an d re gu lat ory me ch an isms are essential t o sup p ort t h e ef f ect ive in
tegra t ion o f
TCIM int oh ea lt h ser vices.
Heal th eq u ity.

Eq u it
y is at th eh ea rt of t he 203 0 Agen d a f or Su st ain ab le D evelo p men t ,
Á Z ]Zı ^o˚ À˚

v}v ˚Z ]v ˆ› „ı ] › „}À]ˆ ˚ˆ ˚‰ µ ]ı oÇ„˚ P„ˆ

sex a n d gend er ,d isab ility, socioe con om ic st at u s,et hn icit y, area of resid ence, h ea lt
h lit eracy
o
r econom ic develop men t .

S
trategic objec tiv es, di recti o ns an d ac tio ns

Str at eg ic obje ct ive1.Est abl ish the evidence base for TCIM

Rati on al e

WHO su rveys h aved emon st rat ed th ew idesp re ad u se of TCIM , bu t also a nee d f or

mo re d at a t o ad van ce it s evid en ce base
f or saf et y an d ef f ect iven essas abasis f or it su se an d
in t egrat ion . T o fu lly e xp loit t h e pot en t ial of TCIMin imp ro vin g h ea lt h and w ell
-
b ein g, a
sign if icant in vest men t inan d p rio rit iz at ion of TCIM re search is imp erat ive.

D igit al t echn olo gies an d h ea lth i

n n ovat ion s can pot ent iallyen han ceTCIM re sear ch
h ea lth services and self
-
care , bu t th ey req u ire act ive cap acit y
-
b u ild in gan dd evelop ment.

u› o˚Æ]ıv ˆuµ oı ]ˆ ]’]› o]vv ıµ „˚ „}} ı˚ˆ]vˆ ]À˚„’˚ ›Z ]o}’} › Z ]

ap p rop riat e rese arch met h od olo g
ies and in t ellectu al pro per t y righ t s mo dalit iesn eed tob e
emp loyed , sup por t ed b ya colla b orat ion b etwe en met hod ological and p ract ice exper
t s,an d
b etwe en TCIM and ot her re sear cher s.
8

A v is ion for p rimar y h ealt h care in t h e 21s t cen tu ry : to war d s u n iv ers al h ealt h
cov era ge a n d t h e
Su s ta in ab le Dev elop men t Go a ls
.

Gen ev a: W o rld H ealt h O rg an iza tio n a n d Un ited N at ions Child ren 's Fu n d , 2018

(acces s ed 22

Octo b er

2 024).

See
G lo
b al s tra tegy o n p eo p le
-
c en tred a n d in tegrated h eal th s erv ices : in terim r ep o rt
. G e n ev a:

Wo rld
H ealt h O rgan iza tio n , 2015 (a c ces s ed 22 Octo b er 202 4).

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Di rec ti on1. 1. F acil i ta t ehi gh

-
qual i ty T CIM r e sea rch th rou ghi nc re as ed
re
s our ce al l oca ti on

Rat i on al e

An int ern at ion al re sear ch agen d a on t rad it ion almed icin e f ocu sin gon rigor ou s an
d
h igh
-
imp act re sear ch, w it h agre emen t s on key outcom e mea su re s f or TCIM , nee d s t o b e

est ab lish ed .Th is sh ou ld en com p assall asp ect sof T CIM,

su ch ash ea lt h y lifest yles, d isea se
p re vent ion an d t re at men t ,med icines an d in ter ven t ion s,p rof essio n s and p ract
ices,
in t egrat ive ser vices and syst ems, and t h e u se of tech n olo gyw ith in TCIM .

M or eo ver, re sea rch sh ou ld exp lor e wh at t rad it ion al med ical kn ow le

d ge can inf or m
an d con t rib ut e t o in t erms of h ea lt h and w ell
-
b ein g ou t com es, th u sn ecessit at in g th e
in volvemen t of T CIMp ract it ion er s in t h e co
-
design of re search p ro je ct s and sup p ort in g
t h em w it h re sear ch cap acit y
-
b u ild in g th ro u gh ou t t h e ent ire p ro cess.

A
cti ons f or Member S tates

Est ab lish an ation al re search agen d aon T CIMt reat ments an d p ractices to st imu lat e
in n ovat ion a nd allocat ed ed icat ed re sou rces in align mentw ith nat ion al,regio n al
or / and glob alp rio rit ies.

Con d u ct app rop riat e scien t ific st ud ies t o

su pp ort th e evid en ce b ase re gard in g saf e

an d effe ct ive TCIM .
Est ab lish amech anism/ syst em for colle ct in gd at a f ro m variou s sources, inclu d in g

re al
-
wor ld d at a rela ted to TCIM .

Su p por t cap acit y

-
b u ild ing f or re sear ch and f oster p artn er sh ip sw ith
re sea rch
in st itu t ion san d int ern at ion alor gan iz at ion st of acilit at e inn ovation in TCIM.

Pr om ot ep art icip ator y resear ch app ro ach es.

D evelop a comp reh en sive d at ab ase of TCIM t o infor m hea lth care p olicies an d
p ract ices.

A cti ons f orpa rtn ers an d sta keho lders

S
u p por t th e id ent if icat ion of prio rit iesf or a n at ion al TCIM re sear ch and inn ovat
ion
agen d a.

Su p por t int erd iscip lin aryre sear ch t h at in clu des TCIM.

Con d u ct scient if icre search th at f acilitat es evid ence

-
in for med decision
-
makin g f or
TCIM .

In vest in re sea rch c

ap acit y
-
bu ild in g and t he in volveme n t of TCIM p ract it ion er s in
re sear ch d esign and cond u ct .

In clu d e TCIM rese arch in b ro ad er h ea lt h re sear ch in it iat ivesan d eviden ce

su mmar ies.

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A cti ons f orth e W HO S ecreta ria t

D evelop and u pd ate WHO gu id elin es,t echn icaldoc

u ments an d t oo ls on TCIM
re sear ch .

En cou rage Memb er States and p artn er st oenh ance TCIM re search an d d evelo p a
com p re hen sivere sear chagen d a.
En cou rage TCIM re sear ch th at is cu lt u rally a pp rop riat e, socially rele vant , in clu sive
an d p art icip ative.

En cou rage

˚u ˚ı ı } „˚ P]’ı˚„ o]v ] ı „]o’ ]v ı Zı˚„ v ı ]}v o

TM Clin ical Tr ial Registr y.

Coo rd in at e and pro mot e b ilat er alan d mu lt ilat er al colla b orat ion b etwe en M
ember
St at es and p artn er son TCIM re sear ch .

Di rec ti on1. 2. Ex pl ore appr opri a te

r es ea rch appr oach es and m ax i mi zet he
ra ti onal u ti l i zati ono f t echnolo gy for T CI M

Rat i on al e

Th er e is a n eed t oexp lore inn ovat ive app ro achest o TCIM re search t h at are
ap p rop riat et ot he un ique ch aracter ist ics of TCIM kn ow led ge an d p ract ices, in clud
in g
con sid er at ion of t h e u seof comp lexit y scien ce, syst emb iolo gy,b igd at a and re al
-
wor ld d at a
ap p
roache s, a s w ell as int er d isciplin ary collab oration . It is also imp ort an t to exp lore
ap p rop riat e rese arch app ro ache s f or non
-
cod if ied t rad it ion al med icin e.

M aximiz in g th erat ion alu se of ad van ced tech n ologie s is imp ort ant f or d evelo p in g
ap p rop riat e an d inn
ovat ive ap pro ache s t o re search on TCIM .Th e app licat ion of
t ech nolo gical ad van cemen t s can en h an ce an d comp lem en t TCIM h ea lt h ser vices

an d

access
t o care
, in clud in g

self
-
care.

A cti ons f or
Member

S tates

Exp lor e in novat ive app roache s for re sea rch ap p rop riat e
tot h e un iq ue
ch aract er ist ics of T CIM.

En ab le th ed evelop men tan d ap p licat ion of d igit al t echn olo gies in TCIM resea rch .

Facilit at e d igit iz at ion an d t he u se of elect ron ic healt h re cor d s in clu sive of TCIM
-
re lat ed in f ormat ion t o en ab le com p reh en siveh ealt h c
are in a re sp on sib lean d
et h icalmann er .

D evelop mob ileh ea lt h solu t ion s an d t eleh ealth ser vices an d ut ilize ad vanced
t ech nolo gies su ch as th ose b ased on art if icial int elligen cef or re levant TCIM .

Exp lor ere sear ch app ro ach es f or non

-
cod ified t rad it ion al me
d icine.
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A cti ons f or
pa rtn ers

an d sta keho lders

Con t rib u tet od evelop in g re sear ch met h od s for t he ethical an d ro bu st scien t ific
valid at ion of in d ivid u alized TCIM app ro aches and kn ow led gein w ays th at are
cu lt u rally app ro priate, socially r ele vant an d in clu siv
e.

D evelop d igit alh ea lt h app licat ion s toge th er w it h TCIM end

-
u ser com mu n it ies an d
b en ef iciarie sin su pp ort of d eliver in g peo p le
-
centre d care .

Con t rib u tet od evelop in g/ imp lement in gele ct ron ic p at ien t re cord syst ems
accessib le b yTCIM
pract it ioners and p ro mot e int ero p er ab ilit y.

A cti ons f orth e

W HO

S ecreta ria t
Su p por t th ed evelop ment of re sea rch metho dologies app ro p riat e to com plex,
h olist ic an d ind ividu aliz ed app ro ach es of TCIM .

St re n gt hen cap acit y

-
b u ild in gon TCIM re sea rch met h od olo gie
s an d evid ence
-
colle ct ion st rat egie s.

D evelop TCIM
-
sp ecif ic art if icial in tellige n ce t oolsto mine th e comp lexd ata
availab lef or d ecision
-
maker s, p ract it ioners an d con su mers.

Con t rib u tet ot h e b rid ging of d igital an d t echn ological in n ovat ion s acrossth e
TCIM
con t inu u m of care , t ran slat e collect ed inf or mat ion int o act ion ab le kn ow led ge
t ailo red t oM emb er St ates, and pro pose in t er vent ion s maximiz in g TCIM
con t rib ut ion s.

Str at eg ic obje ct ive2.Support the provision ofsa fe and effect ive TCIM
t hroug h appr opr iat
er egulat or ymechan isms

Rati on al e

Ap p rop riat e regu lat or ymech an isms are cru cial for TCIM t o saf egu ard th e p ub lic
fro m
u n safe or sub st an d ard TCIM p rod u ct s and services. A risk
-
b ased regu lat ory a p p roa ch is w ell
su it ed to TCIM , t ailor in gre gu lator y req u ireme n
t st ot h e sp ecif ic t ype of TCIM p rod u ct s or
services b ased on safet yan d efficacy. Th is in volves est ablish in g app rop riate p art icip
at or y
mech an isms,q u alit y cont ro l mea su res, st an d ard s an d labellin g re qu iremen t s, a s
w ell as
en su rin g th at th e int ended u se is

ju st if ied an d ration al. Th e same st rin gent re gu lator y

st an d ard s sh ou ld ap p lyfor TCIM p rod u ct s and services u sed f or med ical pu rp ose
s t o en su re
t h eir saf et y,q u alit y and ef f ect iven ess in clin ical set t in gs.

Regu lat or ymech an isms for TCIM p ract it ion er s must

p rior it iz e p at ient saf ety. T CIM

p ract it ion ers cann ot b e con sid ered as a sin gle grou p w ith t h e same risk p rof iled uet
ot h e
d iversen atu re of T CIMmo d alit ies,t h erap eu t ic ap p ro ach es,t rain in g,p ract ice and
› „ı ]ı ]}v ˚ ˆ ]À]’]}v}(o }µ „X ]ˆ˚vı ]( ]ı
ion and est ab lish men t of comm on n orms and
st an d ard sf or qu alif icat ion s, com pet en cies an d ethical condu ct contr ibu t et o en su
rin gt h at
p ract it ion ers h ave th en ecessary kno w led ge an d skills t od eliver saf e and ef f ect ive
care .

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Di rec ti on2. 1. P rovide appr opri a t

e r egul ato r yme cha ni sms for T CI Mp rodu cts
tha t ar es ust ai nabl y pr oduce d and suppl i ed

Rat i on al e

In d ividu als ch oosin gt o use TCIM shou ld h ave access t o p rod u ct s w it h p roven safet
y
an d efficacy. Ap p rop riate re gu lat or y mech an isms f or TCIM p rod u ct s in volve id en t
if yin gan d
ad optin g n orms and st and ard s,d evelop in g ru les,ed u catin g in du st ry an d en su rin g
mut
u al
u n der st an d in g fro mt hesu p p lier t ot h e en d
-
u ser.

Eq u it ab le access to TCIM p rod u ct s w it h saf et y, qualit y and ef f icacy isan essen t ial
ou t come of b alan ced re gu lat or y mech an isms an d ove rsigh t . Close collab orat ion b
et wee n
st akeh olders an d re gu lator s can ad
d ress b arrie rsre lat ed t o af for d ab ilit y, availab ilit y an d
cu lt u ral app rop riaten ess.

Exp an d in g in t ern at ion alre gu lator y collab or at ionan d coop erat ion w ill ad van ce th
e
re gu lat ion o f TCIM p rodu ct s, contr ib ut in gt o consist ent st an d ard s acrossa b ro ad
er ran ge o
f
p ro du ct s an d geo grap h ical locat ion s.

A cti ons f or
Member

S tates

Est ab lish nor ms an d st and ard sf or TCIM p rod u ct st o en su re th e su pp ly of pro d u ct

s
w ith safet y,q u alit y an d ef f icacy th ro u gh ap p rop riat e con su lt at ion an d p art n er
sh ip s.

Exp lor e ap pro ache s su ppor

t in g eviden ce
-
b ased regu lat or y d ecision
-
makin g f or
TCIM p rod u ct s

th at is
in clu sive of
the
p rin cip les of r elia n ce and / or re cogn ition
.
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Con sid er an evalu at ion of TCIM p rod u ct s ut iliz in ga risk

-
b ased ap p roacht oen su re
t h at th ey are in d icated ap p rop riat ely f
or u se.

En f orce re levan t re st rict ion s on t h e u se of e nd angere d sp eciesf or med icin al

p ro du ct s, su b je ct t o st ringen t re gu lat or yove rsight , in linew ith app licab le
in t ern at ion al con ven t ions an d n at ional legislat ion.

En cou rage su st ain ab lep ract ices in t hep ro

du ct ion, su pp ly, u se and d isp osal of T CIM
p ro du ct st h at con t rib ut et ot h e p rese rvat ion an d rep opulat ion o f en d an gered
sp ecies.

Pa rt icip at e in in ter n at ional re gu lat or y coop erat ive arra n gements su ch ast he WHO

In t ern at ion al Regu lator yCoo p er at ion on Her balM

ed icines (IRCH).

A cti ons f orpa rtn ers

an d

sta keho lders

En cou rage d if fer ent st akeh olderst ob e in volved in devisin g regu lat or y mech an
isms
f or TCIM p roduct s.

10

Go o d r elian ce p ra ctic es in t h e r egu lat ion o f m ed ical p ro d u cts : h igh lev el p rin
ciples a n d
con s id era tio n s
. An n ex 10, WH O
Tech n ical R ep o rt Seri es , N o .1033, 202 1 (a cc es s ed 22 Octo b er 2024).

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Pa rt icip at e in an d p rovide t rain in g on crit eria,n orms an d st an d ard sf or TCIM

p ro du ct s.

Su p por t ethi
cal ad vertisin g and p ro mot ion t o avoid an y mislea din g claimsre gard in g
TCIM .

In d u st ry a nd p ract it ioners sh ou ld coop er at e and p art icipat e in mo n it or in g an d

su rveillan ce syst emsf or t h e risk man ageme nt of TCIM p rod u ct s.
In d u st ry mu st comp ly w it h b iod iversit y

an d con servat ion r eq u irements in th e

p ro du ct ion an d su pp ly of TCIM pro du ct s.

A cti ons f orth e

W HO

S ecreta ria t

D evelop st an d ard sf or h erb al med icin es in th ef orm of th e Int ern at ion al Her b al
Ph arma cop oe ia and ot her su ch d ocu ment s.

D evelop and u pd ate gu idelin es,t echn ical docu men t s an d t ools to sup por tTCIM
re gu lator y me chan isms, in clu d in g arisk
-
b ased evalu at ion of su ch p rod u ct sin
M ember St at es.

D evelop st an d ard iz ed t ermin olo gies and an in t ernat ion al classif icat ion o f TCIM
p ro du ct
s.

En h an ce th e WHO IRCH n etwo rk.

Di rec ti on2. 2. P rovide appr opri a te r egul ato r yme cha ni sms for T CI Mp ra cti c es
andp ra cti ti on er s

Rat i on al e

Regu lat or yf ramew or ks sh ou ld b e ad apt ed tot h ed if fer en t f or ms of T CIMp ract ices

an d p ract it ion er s. Th ey sh ou ld
also b e aligned w ith TCIM p olicies t o sup p ort t h e
p re servat ion a nd stre n gth en in g of TCIM kn ow ledge and pract icest h at are saf ean d
ef f ect ive,w h ile p reventin g misapp rop riation .

Regu lat or yf ramew or ks sh ou ld con sid er

t

b ased on hea lth syst em ob je ct ives, risk

p ro f iles and regu lat or y cap acit y in th e local con t ext

t

ap p rop riat e st and ard s f or ed u cation al

p ro gramme s, cer t if icat ion and licen sin gre qu iremen t st o en su re t h at TCIM p ract it
ion er s
h avet h e kn ow led ge and skills t o deliver saf ean def f ect ive care . Balan ced

frame w or ks
con t rib ut et o in ter p rof ession al collab or at ion an d t h e coo rd in at ion o f service d
eliver yacross
t h e sp ectru mof h ea lt h an d social care systems, en ab lin g ah olist ic and in tegra t ed
ap p ro ach
t op eop le
-
cen t red care.

A cti ons f or
Member

S tates

Est ab lis
h or st ren gth en ap p rop riat e regu lat or y mech an ismst op ro mot e saf e an d
ef f ect ive TCIM p ract ices, w h ile re cogn iz in gt h eir diversit y.

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D evelop app rop riat eq u alit y st an d ard s of med icinal p rep arat ion s made b yTCIM
p ract it ion ers.

D evelop st an d ard s, gu idelin es an

d cod es of condu ct t op ro mot e re spon sib le an d
accou n t ab leTCIM p ract ices.

Ad opt or ref er t o WHO ben ch mar ks in develo pin g min imu mt rain in g req uireme nt s,
in clu d in g et h icsf or TCIM p ract it ion er s.

Se t t rain in g requ irem en ts f or TCIM p ract it ioners,in clu d in g on g

oin g p rof ession al
d evelop ment.

Colle ct ,
analy
s
e

and u sed at a on th eTCIM hea lth w or kf or ce f or imp ro vedp lann in g

an d accou nt ab ilit y.

A cti ons f or
pa rtn ers

an d sta keho lders

Pr om ot e a d ialogu e b etw ee n TCIM p rof ession alassociat ion s w it h re gu lator y
au th or ities

f or st and ard s p ert ain in gt oed u cat ion , p ract ices and pract it ioners.

En cou rage re gu lator s, train in g in st it ut ion s and p rof ession al or gan izat ion st o
su p por t n at ion al and local h ea lt h w orkf or ced atacolle ct ion , an alysis an d use f or
imp ro ved p lan n in g an d accou
n t ab ilit y.

Su p por t re sear ch on t h eimp act of re gu lat or y systems in re fer en ce to p at ien t saf et

y
an d p op u lat ion hea lth ou t com es.

A cti ons f orth e W HO S ecreta ria t

D evelop a WHO in ter n at ion al classif icat ion and q ualif icat ion f ramew or kf or TCIM
p ract it ion ers and

p ro vide t ech n ical gu id an cet o cou nt ries.

D evelop and /or u p dat eWHO b en ch marks in TCIM .

Imp ro veh ea lt h w or kfor ce d at a on TCIM pract it ion er st h rou gh re gu lar repor t in g

in
t h e WHO N at ion al Hea lth Wor kfor ce Account s Dat a Por t al and comp lemen t ary
su rveys and re
p ort s.

Facilit at e inf or mat ion

-
sharin gb etwe en M emberSt at es and p artn er s regard in g
ap p roache st o an d exp erien ces wit h th ere gu lat ion of TCIM p ract ices and
p ract it ion ers in d if f ere nt set t in gs.

Str at eg ic obje ct ive3.Inte gr at e safe and effective TCIMin tohe

al th syst ems

Rati on al e

Th e in tegra t ion of saf e an d effe ct iveTCIM in t o hea lt h syst emsw illp lay akey ro le in
t h e re or ient in gof h ea lt hservices.
11

TCIM can b eintegra t ed int o all of t he build in gb locks of

11

See
d o cu m en t A69/3 9.

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a h ea lt h syst em, cover ing all levels of h ealth car

eacross t he care con tin uum and life cou rse,
in linew ith th e p olit icald eclarat ion of th eh igh
-
level meet in g on un iversal h ea lt h cove rage
ad opte d b yt he Un it ed Nat ion s Gen eral Assemb ly in 20 23.
12

Pr imar y hea lth care

13
is afou nd at ion of u n iver salhea lt h cove rage and an atu ral en t ry
p ointf or t he int egrat ion of TCIM .

Di rec ti on3. 1. Inco rpo r at es af e

and
eff ec ti ve T CIMs er vi ces i nto na ti onal a nd
l ocal he al th
-
rel at ed fr amew o rks and pol i cie sfo r the i nt eg ra ti ono f saf e
and
eff ec ti veT CI M i nto he al th sys tems

Rat i on al e

Po lit ical commit ment s an d p olicy framew or ks are essent ialf or th e saf e an d effe ct ive
in t egrat ion of TCIM int oh ea lth services th at are saf e, ef fect ive,efficient , coo rd in at
ed an d
su f f icien t lyre sourced b ygo
vern men t s.

Po licy f ramew or ksf or p rof ession al ed u cat ion a nd com mu nicat ion are alsoessen t ial

f or ef fect ive in tegra t ion ,esp ecially at th elevelof ed u cation al in st itu t ion s.Recogn iz
in g and
ed u catin gp ract it ion er s of both TCIM and b iom ed icin e p rom ot es mu tu a
lun d er st and in g,
re sp ect , com mun icat ion , colla b orat ion an d int egrat ion .

A cti ons f or
Member

S tates

D et ermin e if and h ow the int egrat ion o f safe and ef f ect ive TCIM int on at ion al an d
local h ea lt h syst ems can su p por t th e reo rien t at ion of hea lth syst ems and ser
vices
t ow ard s a mo re holist icap p roach.

Recogn iz et hep oten tial role of TCIM as an in t egral p art of h ea lth services an d
in clu d e it in th eb u ild in gb locks of n ation al h ealth f ramew or ks, policies and p lan s t o

p er mit int egrat ion at all levels of th eh ea lt h sy

st em.

Est ab lish mechan ismsf or q ualit y assu ran ce, saf ety mo n it or in g and evalu ation s of
ou t comes of TCIM services and pro du ct s.

Facilit at e th e in tegra t ion o f edu cat ion b etwe en t rad it ion alan d com p lemen t ary
med icin e and
b iom ed icine
.

A cti ons f orpa rtn ers an d

sta keho lders

Su p por t th ed evelop ment of a n at ion al f rame work or p olicy t h at p rio rit izes h ea lt
h
an d w ell
-
b ein g in w h ich trad it ion al and com plem en t ary med icine an d b iomed icin e
h ea lth p ract it ioners collab or ate an d coor d in ate in t he deliver y of h ea lt h services
.

12

See Un it ed N at ion s Gen era l

A s s emb ly r es o lu tio n 78/4
.

13

Tra d itio n al an d co mp lem en ta ry med icin e in p rimar y h ealt h care

. G en ev a:

Wo rld H ealt h O rgan iza tio n ,

2018 (a cc es s ed 22 Octo b er 20 24).

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En cou rage t rad it ion al and com p leme nt ary med icin e an d b iomed icine ed u cat ion al

in st itu t ion st o int egrat eth eir curricu lat o p romo te in ter p rof ession al collabor at
ion .

Ed u cat ion al in st itu t ion s sh ou ld con sid er th e est ablish ment an d maint enance of
TCIM d ivision
s.

A cti ons f orth e W HO S ecreta ria t

D evelop WHO gu id an ceon t h e int egrat ion of safe and ef f ect ive TCIM int o n at ion al
h ea lth syst ems.

Organ iz e act ivit ies to supp or t M emb er St at esin th e in t egrat ion of TCIM as w ell it s
mo n itor in g and evalu at ion .

Su p por t M emb e
r St at es in in it iat in g an d impro ving in st it ut ional ed u cationcu rricu la
on ap p rop riat e know ledge and skills of trad it ional an d com p leme nt ary med icin e in
b iom ed icin e sch oo ls an dvice versa in t rad it ion al an d comp lem en tary med icin e
sch oo ls.

Di rec ti on3. 2. F ac
i l i ta t e the i nt egr a ti ono fs a fe and ef fe cti v eT CI M ser vi ces
acr oss th e ca re con ti n uum a ndl i fe cou rs e

Rat i on al e

]v „˚ ’]v„˚ ’˚„ Z ˆ ˚u}v ’ı „ı ˚’ [ › „} u]’˚ı Z ˚ „ }vı]vµµ uU

in clu d in g in th eare asof h ea lth p ro mot ion ,d isease p re ven tion , t rea t men t, re h ab
ilitat ion
an d p alliat ive care . In t h is re sp ect , it is essen t ial to condu ct evid en ce review s o
n th eimp act
of saf e an d effe ct ive TCIM services.

In t egrat ed h ealth services occu r wh en biom ed icine and t rad it ion al an d

com p lem en t arymed icine are align ed , in clu d in g in th e clin ical path w ay,t hu s p
rovid in g u sers
w ith th e sea mless care th ey nee d , in clud in g

mutu al re sp ect and coo rd in at ion b et wee n

p ract it ion ers to achieveth e com mon goa l of p eople
-
cent re d care .

A cti ons f or
Member

S tates

Exp lor e, id en t if y, design an d imp lement t h e mo st ap pro p riat e TCIM in tegrat ion
mo d els,esp ecially at t he p rima ry care level.

Ut iliz e app licab le gu id ance f ro m WHO o n effe ct ive int egrat ion mod els an d
p ract ices.
Pr om ot e st and ard iz ed TCIM d ocu ment at ion , in clu d in g an exp an d ed an d
accele rat ed u se of th e WHO F amily of In t ern at ional Classif icat ion st o en able d at a
colle ct ion a nd evid en c
egen er at ion o n TCIM .

Est ab lish su st ain ab le f inan cin g mech an ismst o su pp or t in it iat ives of TCIM
in t egrat ion .

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D evelop clin ical gu idelines and care p at hw ays in cor p or at in g TCIM ap p roa ch es for

sp ecif ic hea lth con d it ions an d st ages of life.

In clu d e saf e and ef f

ect ive TCIM across th e care con t in uu m an d lif e cou rse in
˚’’˚v ı ]o Z ˚oıZ ’˚„À]˚’[ › l vˆı Z ˚ v ı ]}v ˚’’˚vı u˚ˆ ]]v o]’ı X

En h an ce th e edu cat ion an d t rain in gof h ea lt h care p ract it ion er s in TCIM p ract
ices,
saf et y con sid erat ion s and pot en t ial in
t er act ion sw ith b iom edical t rea t men t s.
Pr om u lgat e edu cat ion almat er ials and pu b lic inf orma t ion exp lain in g TCIM
mo d alit ies,b enef it s and risks,
in clu d in g
for

ap p rop riat e self

-
care optio n s.

A cti ons f or
pa rtn ers

an d sta keho lders

Su p por t th e in tegra t ion of saf

e an d effe ct ive TCIM acrosst h e care con t inu u man d
lif e cou rse.

Su p por t th e con du ct of regu larevalu at ion s of integra t ion .

Pr om ot et h e re search and in clu sion of saf e and eff ect iveTCIM in t er ven tion s across

t h e care con t in uu m

an d
lif e cou rse.

A cti ons f orth e

W HO

S ecreta ria t

Con d u ct su rveysan d d issemin ate in f ormat ion on t h e id en t if ied int egrat ion mo d
els.
Pr ovid e t ech n ical an d p olicy su p p ort f or int egrat ion b ased on th en eed s of Memb er

St at es.

Se t u p st and ard iz ed in d icat or st oen ab le mon it or in g

of th eaccess, cove rage and

u t iliz at ion of TCIM p ract ices an d assessment of t heir safet y an d effe ct iveness.

Con t inu et o d evelop a nd p ro mot e th e series of WHO t ech n ical d ocumentson TCIM
t o sup por t int egrat ion
,
inclu d in gon se lf
-
care .

Est ab lish a glob al n

et work of TCIM ref er en ce clin ical cen t res for d at a collect ion an d
mo n itor in g b ased on t h e WHO F amily of Int er nat ion al Classif icat ion s.

Facilit at e inf or mat ion exch an ge amon g M emb erSt at es, p art ner s an d st akeh olders
t o sup por t colla bor at ion on in t egrat ion .

S
t r at eg ic obje ct ive4.Opt imiz e the cross
-
sect or value ofTCIMan d empower
communitie s

Rati on al e

Th e know led ge,att ribu tes

and un iqu e valu eof TCIM offe r a holist ic vision to ad d re ss
ch alle n ges across mu lt iple d imen sion s su ch ash ealt h , cu ltu re , en viron men t , an d
social an d
econ om icf act or s, in clud in g aw ide ran ge of know led ge an d p ract ices. Po licies and

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ap p roache sf or t he ap p
rop riateu se of TCIM in clud e cap it aliz in gon it sp oten t ial in h ealt h
services an d self
-
care .

Cap it alizin gon t he at t ribu t esof T CIM,w h ile en gagin g com mun it ies an d stakeh old
er s,
may h arness it s p ot en t ial across secto rs and in f orm govern an ce an d societal a
pp ro ache s t o
maximiz in g it s con t rib ut ion t oh ea lt h , w ell
-
b ein gsociet ies, On e Hea lt h and th eachie vemen t
of t h e Su st ain ab leD evelop men t Goa ls.

Di rec ti on4. 1. Incl ude T CIMi n cro ss

-
s ec tor p ol i ciesand a cti on pl an sfo rh eal th,
w el l
-
beingso cieti es, O ne He al t
h and Sus tai n abl e Dev el opm ent Go al s

Rat i on al e

Th ep ro mot ion of TCIM con cept s, kn ow led ge an d p ract icesw ill assist in integra t in g
Z µ uv v v ˆ ˚v À]„}v u˚v ı o Z ˚ oı Z X ˚ „]Z µ oı µ „o Z ˚„]ı P˚ vˆˆ ]À˚„’]ı(
h ea lin g t rad it ion san d p rin cip lesp r
om ot e ap osit ive h ea lt h vision th at f ocu ses on th ew h ole
p er son and reinf or cest he sou rces of h ealth .

Recogn iz in g it s con tribu tion t o mu lt ip le Su st ain able D evelop ment Goa ls wou ld h
elp t o
f u rt h er en gage TCIM in th e achievem en t of r elat ed t arget s.Th is requ
ires coo rd in at ion an d
colla b or at ion f rom mu lt ip le sector s rela t ed n ot on ly t o h ealth care
,

b ut also oth er are as su ch

as cu ltu re ,edu cat ion , agricu lt u re,t h e en viron men t , in telle ctu alp ro per t y,t rad e,
econ om ic
an d social p rot ect ion .

A cti ons f or
Member

S tates

Est ab lish cro ss

-
sect or collab or at ion in h ea lt h caref or w ell
-
b ein g societ ies an d
su st ain ab le d evelop ment .

Colla b or at ew ith in t ern at ion al or gan iz at ion s, r egion alb od ies, neighb ou ring
cou n tries an d re levan t stakeh old er s to sh are TCIM best p ract ices and expe
rien ces.

Pr ot ect b iod iversit y an den vironment in accor d ance w ith in t ern at ional ob ligat ion
s,
w h ile f acilit at in g a su st ain ab le su pp ly of raw mater ials for good q u alit y T CIM
p ro du ct s.
Pr ese rvet rad it ion alp ract ices b yor gan iz in g int er cu lt urald ialo guet of aci
litat e
kn ow led ge exch an geb etwe en d iverseh ea lth systems.

Ad vocat e f or ah ea lt h y lifest yle an d en viron men t al con servat ion th rou gh ah olist ic
ap p roach an d t rad it ion al med ical know led ge, and enh an ceu nd er st and in gof TCIM
con cep t s, kn ow led ge and p ract ices.

A
cti ons f or
pa rtn ers

an d sta keho lders

Su p por t cro ss
-
sector coord in at ion b y gen erat in gd at a and in corp orat in g TCIM
con cep t s, kn ow led ge and p ract ices.

Pr om ot et h e holist ic concep t s of TCIM in st rat egies and policies.

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Con t rib u tet ot h e implemen t at ion of t h e On
e Healt h Jo int Pla n of Act ion .

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w ell
-
b ein g.

A cti ons f orth e

W HO

S ecreta ria t

Su p por t M emb er St at es in bu ild in g cro ss

-
sect or colla b or at ion s to en h an ce t he TCIM
con t rib ut ion t o he
alth y societ ies.

Facilit at e int er sector ald ialo gu et o contr ibu t e t oward s On e Hea lth b y p romot in g
syn er gy b et w een TCIM an d rela ted st akeh old er s.

Organ iz e glob al/ re gion alt rain in gp ro grammes for st akeh olderst op ro mot e TCIM
an d it s con n ect ion w it hOn e Hea lth
.

Liaise acrosst h e Un itedN at ion s syst em and p romo t e cro ss

-
secto ral in it iat ives for
TCIM
-
re lat ed inf or mat ion exch an ge an d t he promo t ion of collab or at ion s.
Pr ovid e a
t rad it ion al med ical kn ow led ge
per sp ect ive in th eimp lementa t ion of t h e
On e Hea lth
joint plan ofact ion
.

Est ab lish aTCIM

lib rar
y
b y lin kin gw it h existin g
inf or mat ion
or cre at in g new on es
f or know led ge sh arin g.

Di rec ti on4. 2. De vel op i nclusi ve app roa che s andm odel s fo r the p r ote cti on of
and acc ess t o tr adi ti on al medic al know l ed ge, and f
o r th ef ai r and e qui tabl e
shari ng of the be nefi ts ari si ng f rom th eu ti l i zati on of such know l ed ge

Rat i on al e

All cu st od ian s of trad it ion al med ical kn ow led ge can ben ef it f rom t h e app rop riate
p ro tect ion of t h eir kn ow led ge. In clu sive app ro aches and mod elsf or access t o t rad
it ion al
med ical kn ow led ge an d for th ef air and eq u it ab lesh arin gof t heb enef it s arisin g f
rom
the
u t iliz at ion of su ch know led ge aren eed ed .

Th ese ap pro ache s and mod els sh ou ld b e

in for med

by
t he Con ven t ion o nBiolo gical
D iversit y,t he N agoya Prot ocolon Access and Ben ef it
-
sharin g, th e Ku n min g
-
Mon tre al Glob al
Biod iversit y Fr amework
,

an d t he Wor ld In
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In t elle ct u al Pr op ert y, Gen et ic Resou rces an d Associat ed Tr ad it ion al Kn owled ge.

A cti ons f or
Member

S tates

D evelop policy f ramew orks f or t rad it ion al med ical kn ow led ge.

Est ab lish gu id elin esf or th ed ocu men t at ion a

n d regist rat ion of t rad it ion almed ical
kn ow led ge an d associat ed p ract ices.

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Fo st er in ter gener at ion allea rn in g to pre serve and p ass t rad ition al med ical
kn ow led get of ut u re gener at ion s, sup por t it sd ocu menta t ion b yt rad it ion al
med icin e p ract it ion er s an d est ab
lish know led ged at ab ases.
Pr om ot e collab or at ion to sh are best p ract ices, policies and exper ien ces rela t ed to
t rad it ion al med ical kn owled ge.

Facilit at e th ed evelop men t of t echn olo gyt o st rengt h en th e con servat ion of
b iod iversit yf or t he su st ain ab ilit y of me
d icin al p lan t s an d germp lasm ban ks.

A cti ons f or
pa rtn ers

an d sta keho lders

Pa rt icip at e in t hed evelop ment of p olicy framewor ks f or t rad it ion al med ical
kn ow led ge.

Con t rib u tet o cap acit y

-
bu ild in g for t h e p rot ection o f t rad it ion al med ical know led ge
an d p re ven t
ion of it sp ossib le misap p rop riat ion .

Pr op ose access and b enef it

-
sh arin g mod elst o in cen t iviz e an d p rot ect t radit ion al
med ical kn ow led ge.

A cti ons f orth e W HO

S ecreta ria t

St re n gt hen coor d in at ion an d collab orat ion w ith ot h er Un it ed N at ion s ent ities
and
re lev
ant or gan iz at ion s to ad dre ss issu es p ert in ent t o t rad it ion al med ical
kn ow led ge.

Organ iz e t rain in g p ro gramme s f or bu ildin gt h e cap acit y of M ember St atesin

t rad it ion al med ical kn owled ge.

Raise aw aren ess amo n gt h e scien t if ic com mu n it y ab ou t ethical aspect s a

nd th e
n ee d to add re ssright s regard in g gen et ic re sou rces in t rad it ion al med ical
kn ow led ge.

Cre at ep latf or ms f or inf orma t ion sh arin gre gard ing ap p rop riat e app ro aches an d
mo d elsf or t rad it ion al med ical kn ow led ge.

I
m pleme ntatio n o f the draf t st rateg y

G ener al

comments on implement at ion

Th e gu id in gp rin cip les of t h e d raf t st rat egy a lso guid e it s imp lem en t at ion . To h
elp
achie vet h e ob ject ives, it is n ecessaryt o re gu larlymo n itor an d re por t on the
imp lem en t at ion of t h e strat egy. A mid
-
t er m re view of t h e ob ject iv
es an d direct ion s in t erms
}(ı ı ›„} P„˚’’
, f or rep or t in g in 203 0
,

can h elp t o ident if yw het h er th ere is a

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Monit oring ,measu ring and reporting

Th e main p urp ose s of mon itor in g, mea su rin

g an d re p ort in g are to en su read equ ate
imp lem en t at ion , mea su re su ccess and ad apt t h est rat egy,if n eed ed . The role of
WHO in th is
re gard is:

t o sup por t M emb er St ates in t he imp lem en t at ion an d ad ap t at ion of t h e strat egy
at
cou n try le vel,in clud in gth ed esig
n and develo pmen t of n at ion al in d icator s;

t o organ iz ew or ksh op s an d on
-
sit e st ud ies in M emb er St ates acrosst he regio n st o
id ent if y an d sh are exper ien ces and lesso n s lea rned in th e imp lement at ion ;

t o rep ort t ot he Hea lt h Assemb ly

in 2030 an d 2034
on th e imp lement at ion o f t he
st rat egyf or f ollow
-
up

act ion s and decision sb ased on up d at ed WHO su rveys.

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