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The adoption of the World Health Organization (WHO) Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 marked a significant shift in global health systems thinking. Countries recognized the growing importance of traditional and complementary medicine and acknowledged the need for stronger governance, better evidence, and more inclusive approaches to health. Following the discussions initiated at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Delhi, the focus moved toward identifying practical steps that could translate global vision into national action.
This World Health Summit 2025 Global Health Lab session – co-hosted by the Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine (CCCTIM) and the WHS Academic Alliance – explored how governments, regulators, clinicians, and communities could operationalize the WHO strategy at national and regional levels. The session was moderated by Hiba Boujnah (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin). It examined how traditional and complementary medicine could be integrated into existing health systems through stronger governance, coordinated regulation, and investment in workforce development.
The Speakers, Abderrazak Bouzouita (Ministry of Health, Tunisia), Gilbert Motlalepula Matsabisa (University of the Free State), Anja Thronicke (Research Institute Havelhöhe), Nessma El-Nabawy (Egyptian Drug Authority), Nicole Redvers (Western University), and Shyama Kuruvilla (WHO) shared insights from Africa, Europe, and global institutions. They discussed country experiences, institutional innovation, and the role of WHO guidance in enabling scale and ensuring safety, quality, and cultural relevance.
The session highlighted how digital infrastructure, cross-cultural collaboration, and context-sensitive scientific methods could accelerate implementation. It served as a bridge toward the upcoming WHO Global Traditional Medicine Summit in December 2025 and emphasized the importance of moving from commitments to concrete, people-centered action.
The World Health Summit is the leading global platform bringing together science, politics, civil society, and the private sector to catalyze collaborative and innovative solutions for key health priorities. Learn more: worldhealthsummit.org
The adoption of the World Health Organization (WHO) Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034 marked a significant shift in global health systems thinking. Countries recognized the growing importance of traditional and complementary medicine and acknowledged the need for stronger governance, better evidence, and more inclusive approaches to health. Following the discussions initiated at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Delhi, the focus moved toward identifying practical steps that could translate global vision into national action.
This World Health Summit 2025 Global Health Lab session – co-hosted by the Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine (CCCTIM) and the WHS Academic Alliance – explored how governments, regulators, clinicians, and communities could operationalize the WHO strategy at national and regional levels. The session was moderated by Hiba Boujnah (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin). It examined how traditional and complementary medicine could be integrated into existing health systems through stronger governance, coordinated regulation, and investment in workforce development.
The Speakers, Abderrazak Bouzouita (Ministry of Health, Tunisia), Gilbert Motlalepula Matsabisa (University of the Free State), Anja Thronicke (Research Institute Havelhöhe), Nessma El-Nabawy (Egyptian Drug Authority), Nicole Redvers (Western University), and Shyama Kuruvilla (WHO) shared insights from Africa, Europe, and global institutions. They discussed country experiences, institutional innovation, and the role of WHO guidance in enabling scale and ensuring safety, quality, and cultural relevance.
The session highlighted how digital infrastructure, cross-cultural collaboration, and context-sensitive scientific methods could accelerate implementation. It served as a bridge toward the upcoming WHO Global Traditional Medicine Summit in December 2025 and emphasized the importance of moving from commitments to concrete, people-centered action.
The World Health Summit is the leading global platform bringing together science, politics, civil society, and the private sector to catalyze collaborative and innovative solutions for key health priorities. Learn more: worldhealthsummit.org
