Zakieh, I. (2010). Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into the national health care delivery: the strategies taken by Malaysia. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Volume 3(Supplement 2), 4-5. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2010.310
I Zakieh. "Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into the national health care delivery: the strategies taken by Malaysia". Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Volume 3, Supplement 2, 2010, 4-5. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2010.310
Zakieh, I. (2010). 'Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into the national health care delivery: the strategies taken by Malaysia', Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Volume 3(Supplement 2), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2010.310
Zakieh, I. Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into the national health care delivery: the strategies taken by Malaysia. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2010; Volume 3(Supplement 2): 4-5. doi: 10.22037/ijpr.2010.310
Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into the national health care delivery: the strategies taken by Malaysia
Over the years, the role of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T/CM) in maintaining human health has significantly growing and could no longer be ignored. The World Health Organisation also recognised its contribution and encourages the member countries to integrate proven safe and effective traditional medicine into the national health care delivery. Unlike modern medicine, which is introduced and implemented based on scientific evidence, T/CM practices received its acceptance through the knowledge that is passed through many generations and attraction from various advertisement from the media. Hence, many issues especially in term of safety and efficacy, remain debatable. Malaysia, since 1996, had initiated many activities in coordinating this development with the formation of Standing committee on T/CM, that look into the coordination of the practice, training, product and research. Together with the appointed 5 umbrella bodies, the T/CM practitioners are monitored to ensure meeting the qualification and abate to the professional code, while the Traditional Medicine Product Act, regulate product and they can only have the claimed when it is proven by scientific data, resulting from proper research. The formation of Herbal Medicine Research Centre, National Committee on Herbal Medicine R&D and Global Information Hub on Integrated Medicine, showed Malaysia commitment in promoting and enhancing T/CM practice into the integrated medicine. More activities had been identified and that include the creation of T/CM Bill and this will be one of the major the trust of newly formed Traditional and Complementary Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia.
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Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2004): Supplement 2
Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2004): Supplement 2:
4-5
Oral Presentations
2nd International Congress on Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica October 4-7, 2004, Tehran, Iran
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Integration of
traditional and complementary medicine into the national health care delivery:
the strategies taken by Malaysia
Zakieh I.
Herbal
Medicine Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Over the years, the role of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T/CM) in
maintaining human health has significantly growing and could no longer be
ignored. The World Health Organisation also recognised its contribution and
encourages the member countries to integrate proven safe and effective
traditional medicine into the national health care delivery. Unlike modern
medicine, which is introduced and implemented based on scientific evidence, T/CM
practices received its acceptance through the knowledge that is passed through
many generations and attraction from various advertisement from the media.
Hence, many issues especially in term of safety and efficacy, remain debatable.
Malaysia, since 1996, had initiated many activities in coordinating this
development with the formation of Standing committee on T/CM, that look into the
coordination of the practice, training, product and research. Together with the
appointed 5 umbrella bodies, the T/CM practitioners are monitored to ensure
meeting the qualification and abate to the professional code, while the
Traditional Medicine Product Act, regulate product and they can only have the
claimed when it is proven by scientific data, resulting from proper research.
The formation of Herbal Medicine Research Centre, National Committee on Herbal
Medicine R&D and Global Information Hub on Integrated Medicine, showed Malaysia
commitment in promoting and enhancing T/CM practice into the integrated
medicine. More activities had been identified and that include the creation of
T/CM Bill and this will be one of the major the trust of newly formed
Traditional and Complementary Division, Ministry of Health, Malaysia.
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