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    The Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 established the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care to develop traditional and alternative medicinal methods and integrate them into the national healthcare system. The act aims to encourage research on traditional healthcare, promote safe and effective alternative treatments, develop training programs, and formulate standards for traditional healthcare practices and products. It also seeks to strengthen traditional healthcare delivery and promote Philippine traditional medicine internationally.

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    The Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 established the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care to develop traditional and alternative medicinal methods and integrate them into the national healthcare system. The act aims to encourage research on traditional healthcare, promote safe and effective alternative treatments, develop training programs, and formulate standards for traditional healthcare practices and products. It also seeks to strengthen traditional healthcare delivery and promote Philippine traditional medicine internationally.

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    REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8423 ALSO KNOWN AS THE TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ACT OF 1997

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    The Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 established the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care to develop traditional and alternative medicinal methods and integrate them into the national healthcare system. The act aims to encourage research on traditional healthcare, promote safe and effective alternative treatments, develop training programs, and formulate standards for traditional healthcare practices and products. It also seeks to strengthen traditional healthcare delivery and promote Philippine traditional medicine internationally.

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    TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE

    MEDICINE ACT OF 1997


    REPUBLIC ACT 8423
    WHAT IS THE TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE
    MEDICINE ACT (TAMA) OF 1997

     It is a health care law passed on December


    9, 1997 sponsored by then Senator Juan
    Flavier. This law sees to it that the
    government fulfills its responsibility in
    providing quality health care options to every
    Filipino through developing traditional and
    alternative medicinal methods and integrating
    them into the existing national health care
    system. It also made possible the creation of
    the Philippine Institute of Traditional
    and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC).
    OBJECTIVES OF THE ACT
     To encourage scientific research on traditional and alternative health care system
    that have direct impact on public health care;
     To promote and advocate the use of traditional, alternative, preventive, and curative
    health care that have been proven safe, effective, cost-effective, and consistent with
    government standards on medical practice;
     To develop and coordinate skills training courses for various forms of traditional and
    alternative health care modalities;
     To formulate standards, guidelines, and codes of ethical practice appropriate for the
    practice of traditional and alternative health care as well as in the manufacture,
    quality control, and marketing of different traditional and alternative health care
    materials, natural and organic products, for approval and adoption by the appropriate
    government agencies;
    OBJECTIVES OF THE ACT
     To formulate policies for the protection of indigenous and natural health resources
    and technology from unwarranted exploitation, for approval and adoption by the
    appropriate government agencies;
     To formulate policies to strengthen the role of traditional and alternative health care
    delivery system; and
     To promote traditional and alternative health care in international and national
    conventions, seminars, and meetings in coordination with the Department of Tourism,
    Duty Free Philippines, Incorporated, Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation,
    and other tourism-related agencies as well as non-government and local government
    units.
    WHAT ARE TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE
    HEALTH CARE?

     These are knowledge, skills, and practices on


    health care that are not included in the regular
    practice of many doctors, but are also used to
    prevent and treat physical illnesses.

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