Strategic objective 3. Integrate safe and effective TCIM into health systems
Rationale.
The integration of safe and effective TCIM into health systems will play a key role in the reorienting of health services.13 TCIM can be integrated into all of the building blocks of a health system, covering all levels of healthcare across the care continuum and life course, in line with the political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2023. Primary healthcare is a foundation of universal health coverage and a natural entry point for the integration of TCIM.
Direction 3.1. Incorporate safe and effective TCIM services into national and local health-related frameworks and policies for the integration of safe and effective TCIM into health systems
Rationale.
Political commitments and policy frameworks are essential for the safe and effective integration of TCIM into health services that are safe, effective, efficient, coordinated and sufficiently resourced by governments. Policy frameworks for professional education and communication are also essential for effective integration, especially at the level of educational institutions. Recognizing and educating practitioners of both TCIM and biomedicine promotes mutual understanding, respect, communication, collaboration and integration.
Actions for Member States
• Determine if and how the integration of safe and effective TCIM into national and local health systems can support the reorientation of health systems and services. • Recognize the potential role of TCIM as an integral part of health services and include it in the building blocks of national health frameworks, policies and plans to permit integration at all levels of the health system. • Establish mechanisms for quality assurance, safety monitoring and evaluations of outcomes of TCIM services and products.
• Facilitate the integration of education between traditional and complementary medicine and biomedicine.
Actions for partners and stakeholders
• Support the development of a national framework or policy that prioritizes health and well-being in which traditional and complementary medicine and biomedicine health practitioners collaborate and coordinate in the delivery of health services. • Encourage traditional and complementary medicine and biomedicine educational institutions to integrate their curricula to promote interprofessional collaboration. • Educational institutions should consider the establishment and maintenance of TCIM divisions. Actions for the WHO Secretariat • Develop WHO guidance on the integration of safe and effective TCIM into national health systems. • Organize activities to support Member States in the integration of TCIM as well its monitoring and evaluation. • Support Member States in initiating and improving institutional education curricula on appropriate knowledge and skills of traditional and complementary medicine in biomedicine schools and vice versa in traditional and complementary medicine schools.
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