WHO benchmarks for the practice of Unani medicine

Overview

The WHO benchmarks for the practice of Unani medicine defines the minimum requirement/criteria for establishing practice in Unani medicine in WHO Member States. It provides minimum reference standards for safety, and quality of Unani medicine practice.  This document shall provide WHO Member States with general and minimum technical requirements for quality assurance and regulation of Unani medicine practice. The document is aligned with the objectives of the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-23. It reflects consensus arrived through established WHO processes from the community of practitioners in Unani medicine, health service providers, academics, health system managers, and regulators. The document provides information and describes levels of practice in Unani medicine, describes the different categories of Unani health service providers, describes requirements for infrastructure and facilities, presents relevant requirements and considerations on practice of the Unani health interventions, provides relevant requirements and considerations of the Health products and medical devices used in Unani medicine practice, emphasizes key elements for the safe practice of Unani medicine, presents the requirements and relevant considerations of Regulatory, legal and ethical aspects of Unani medicine practice, and suggests the process for management of health data.