Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Policy and Public Health Perspectives
It is now well established that interest in traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) is rising rapidly throughout the world. Policymakers, consumers and professional organisations have been calling variously for greater evidence, integration of TCAM and modern medical services; public sector support for TCAM services; and comprehensive national policy for what has been a consumer-led trend in most countries.
Some countries, notably China, India and a number of other Asian nations, have been working actively to build the TCAM sector for the combined motives of perpetuating tradition and promoting cost-effectiveness in health services. In addition, there has been a dawning awareness of the significant export potential of traditional medicines in a burgeoning global marketplace for herbal medicines. This economic incentive has strengthened the drive for increased levels of production and quality control.
At the same time as consumer demand is rising and policy-makers are beginning to respond with moves to formalise TCAM within national policy, it is widely recognised that the indigenous sources of medical knowledge are disappearing and that there is a substantial inter-generational loss of traditional medical knowledge, especially within the oral traditions of the world (Posey, 2000).
CONTENTS:
POLICY
Introduction
Chapter 1. Policy and Public Health Perspectives on Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Overview
Chapter 2. Financing Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Health Care Services and Research
Chapter 3. Training
Chapter 4. Safety: Issues and Policy
Chapter 5. Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicines: A United Kingdom Perspective
Chapter 6. Medicinal Plant Biodiversity and Local Healthcare: Sustainable Use and Livelihood Development
Chapter 7. Home Herbal Gardens — A Novel Health Security Strategy Based on Local Knowledge and Resources
Chapter 8. Humanitarian Responses to Traditional Medicine for Refugee Care
Chapter 9. Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study from East Africa
PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES: PRIORITY DISEASES AND HEALTH CONDITIONS
Chapter 10. Malaria
Chapter 11. HIV/AIDS: Traditional Systems of Health Care in the Management of a Global Epidemic
Chapter 12. An Overview of Clinical Studies on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in HIV Infection and AIDS
Chapter 13. Skin and Wound Care: Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Public Health Dermatology
Chapter 14. Traditional Orthopaedic Practices: Beyond ‘Bonesetting’
RESEARCH
Chapter 15. Clinical Trial Methodology
Chapter 16. Ethical Issues in Research
Chapter 17. Intellectual Property Rights
Epilogue
Title: Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Policy and Public Health Perspectives
Authors: Gerard Bodeker, Gemma Burford
Language: English
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