UNESCO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN PRACTICE Japão

Japão

In Japan, traditional medicine (known as “kampo”) enjoys the support of the national health care

system and most herbal preparations prescribed

for kampo treatments are covered by medical

insurance. In Indonesia, traditional medicine has been an integral part of curative medicine and

nursing care delivery since 1992. The country’s Health Law calls for forms of traditional medicine

that have proven safe and efficacious to be

developed further, while emphasizing the need for

supervision to ensure their safety and efficacy. In

Malaysia, traditional medicine is also an integral

part of the national health care system, but a self-regulatory approach is used: five umbrella

organizations representing the country’s most

commonly used forms of traditional medicine have

been established and are responsible for recognizing, accrediting and registering practitioners, as

well as developing standardized training programmes, guidelines, standards and codes of ethics.