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- Title
To what extent can traditional medicine contribute a complementary or alternative solution to malaria control programmes?
- Authors
Graz, Bertrand; Kitua, Andrew Y.; Malebo, Hamisi M.
- Abstract
Recent studies on traditional medicine (TM) have begun to change perspectives on TM effects and its role in the health of various populations. The safety and effectiveness of some TMs have been studied, paving the way to better collaboration between modern and traditional systems. Traditional medicines still remain a largely untapped health resource: they are not only sources of new leads for drug discoveries, but can also provide lessons and novel approaches that may have direct public-health and economic impact. To optimize such impact, several interventions have been suggested, including recognition of TM's economic and medical worth at academic and health policy levels; establishing working relationships with those prescribing TM; providing evidence for safety and effectiveness of local TM through appropriate studies with malaria patients; spreading results for clinical recommendations and health policy development; implementing and evaluating results of new health policies that officially integrate TM.
- Subjects
MALARIA prevention; TRADITIONAL medicine; HEALTH policy; ALTERNATIVE medicine; DRUG development
- Publication
Malaria Journal, 2011, Vol 10, Issue Suppl 1, p1
- ISSN
1475-2875
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1475-2875-10-S1-S6