Department of Biochemistry, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2024 Mar 27;47:146. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.146.43011. eCollection 2024.
The World Health Organization (WHO) held the inaugural Traditional Medicine Global Summit in India in 2023 to promote the evidence-based integration of traditional medicine (TM) into the global healthcare system. This summit offers many opportunities for Africa, where most people rely on TM for health care. TM is widely accepted and affordable in the region but faces many challenges that limit its potential. This article identifies some of the most pressing challenges to incorporating TM into standard healthcare in Africa. It also proffers useful recommendations on how these issues may be addressed while identifying key stakeholders whose contributions may hamper or enhance the realization of WHO´s goals for TM in the continent.
世界卫生组织（WHO）于 2023 年在印度举办了首届传统医学全球峰会，以促进将传统医学（TM）纳入全球医疗保健系统的循证整合。该峰会为非洲提供了许多机会，因为那里的大多数人依赖 TM 来获得医疗保健。TM 在该地区被广泛接受且价格实惠，但面临许多限制其潜力的挑战。本文确定了将 TM 纳入非洲标准医疗保健中最紧迫的挑战。它还就如何解决这些问题提出了有用的建议，同时确定了关键利益相关者，他们的贡献可能会阻碍或增强世卫组织在非洲实现 TM 目标的实现。
