Global traditional medicine strategy 2025-2034
Overview
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes the evolution of the global landscape of traditional medicine, the diversity of its practices, and the progress made and challenges faced by Member States, as described in the third WHO global survey on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine and presented in the WHO traditional, complementary and integrative medicine dashboards. An increasing number of Member States are seeking technical support for integrating evidence-based, traditional medicine into health systems and enhancing cross-sectoral coordination and global collaboration.
The World Health Assembly decision [WHA76(20)] on traditional medicine, adopted in 2023, requested the WHO Director-General to extend the WHO traditional medicine strategy 2014–2023 to 2025. It also requested the development of a new global traditional medicine strategy for the period 2025–2034, guided by the current version and in consultation with Member States and relevant stakeholders, with the aim to submit a draft strategy for consideration by the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in 2025 through the Executive Board at its 156th session.
In response to this decision, the WHO Secretariat initiated the process of developing the Global traditional medicine strategy 2025–2034, with a vision of universal access to safe, effective and people-centred traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) for the health and well-being of all. The aims of the strategy are to address existing challenges across multiple domains, integrate safe and effective TCIM as appropriate into health systems and advance the contribution of TCIM to the highest attainable standard of health.
