The World Health Organisation, WHO has restated its commitment to support the Federal Government to further integrate the practice of traditional medicine into the National Health System.
The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, disclosed this at a news conference on commemoration of 2019 Africa Traditional Medicine Day on Friday in Abuja.
Moeti, who was represented by Officer-in-Charge, WHO Nigeria, Clement Peter, urged governments, academics, research institutions and other key players to strengthen collaboration towards integration of traditional medicine into training programmes for health workers.
He said that the African Traditional Medicine Day was celebrated on Aug. 31 annually, stressing that the day is marked to celebrate tremendous progress in traditional medicine in the region.
Moeti said that the WHO member states
in Africa had different regulatory frameworks, different delivery models for primary
healthcare and unique traditional medicine profiles.
