Traditional Medicine
25 Dec
Ogboni Aborigine Fraternity Worldwide has appealed to governments at all levels for approval to practise traditional medicine, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
1 Sep 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO), has called on Nigeria and other Africa member states to apply local knowledge, science, technology and innovation to unlock the contribution of traditional medicine to advancing planetary health and people’s well-being
31 Aug 2023
• Herbal medicine market size to hit N356tr by 2030 • Stakeholders say country can make more than N19 trillion yearly from practice • Say NAFDAC does not have capacity to properly regulate sector • Practitioners fault NAFDAC on capacity, seek separate agency to regulate practice • Urge FG to create comprehensive policy framework for…
28 Aug 2023
President of National Association of Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP), Dr. Peter Doka, has promised to complete the mapping of traditional medicine practitioners in the country, to ensure rational manufacture of traditional medicine products with proven quality, safety and efficacy. The new NANTMP president made this statement in his acceptance speech after his election in Abuja,…
11 Aug 2023
Ahead of African Traditional Medicine Day (ATMD) on August 31, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on August 17 and 18, 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
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