WHO is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 August 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Co-hosted by the Government of India, the Summit will explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing pressing health challenges and driving progress in global health and sustainable development.
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What is traditional medicine?
It is the sum of the knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories, beliefs and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health and the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness.
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Join WHO for the launch webinar of a new action guide ‘Healthier food and healthier food environments at sports events’, on 24 August 2023, 14:00 - 15:00 CEST. Hear from experts and national authorities of sports event host countries.
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