Regional Consultation on traditional medicine practices, practitioners and products ends in Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare, 19 May 2012 – A three-day Regional Consultation on traditional medicine practices, practitioners and products ended today in Harare, Zimbabwe with an urgent appeal by the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Zimbabwe, Dr Custodia Mandlhate, for countries to accelerate the process of institutionalizing traditional medicine in national health systems. In a message delivered on her behalf by Dr Stanley Midzi, National Professional Officer, the WHO Representative said: "The development of best practices, the production of quality medicines and the qualification of traditional practitioners are essential ingredients for the success of the institutionalization process". He added that the consultation… read more