Ola Kunle
Thomas More Laws School (Brisbane) Australian Catholic University Banyo Queensland Australia.
J World Intellect Prop. 2022 Mar 6. doi: 10.1111/jwip.12220.
This article addresses the role of traditional medicine in the corona virus (COVID-19) battle. It situates traditional medicine within the traditional knowledge and Intellectual Property discussion. The paper discusses the increased gravitation towards using traditional medicine but also identifies the existence of scepticism towards its use. Indigenous communities make up a large portion of the traditional medicine community and are therefore called upon to play their role in the fight against COVID-19. The battle is real, the coronavirus ground is an intersecting one with multiple, plausible solutions. Traditional medicine has a role in this battle and this article advocates for collaboration. It is a clarion call for all stakeholders to join hands to fight the virus. It advocates inclusion rather than exclusion.
本文探讨了传统医学在冠状病毒（COVID-19）抗疫斗争中的作用。它将传统医学置于传统知识和知识产权的讨论范畴内。本文讨论了人们对使用传统医学的关注度日益增加，但也指出了对其使用存在的怀疑态度。原住民社区在传统医学领域占很大比例，因此被呼吁在抗击COVID-19的斗争中发挥作用。这场战斗是真实存在的，冠状病毒领域是一个有多种合理解决方案相互交织的领域。传统医学在这场战斗中发挥着作用，本文倡导各方展开合作。这是一个向所有利益相关者发出的携手抗击病毒的号角。它倡导包容而非排斥。
