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In Guatemala, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) promotes traditional medicine by organizing regional events to establish medicinal and nutritious plant gardens. These efforts support the National Policy for Midwives of the Four Peoples (Maya, Garífuna, Xinka, and Mestizo/Ladino) under the 2021–2025 Action Plan. Events engage midwives, traditional therapists, community ...
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In Cuba, Herbal Medicine is part of the Natural and Traditional Medicine system and is regulated by CECMED, a WHO-recognized agency. The regulatory framework includes four main norms covering product authorization, GMP, and licensing for local production. Registration requires: - Full data for new products; simplified process for known ones. - Info on cultivation, plant parts, composition, safety,...
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Nicaragua's Government of Reconciliation and National Unity (GRUN) has integrated natural medicine and complementary therapies into the public health system through Law 774. This law regulates and promotes these practices, ensuring their integration with conventional medicine. The Institute of Natural Medicine and Complementary Therapies (IMNTC) leads training, research, and service delivery, with...
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Cuba has fully integrated Natural and Traditional Medicine (NTM) into its National Health System (NHS) as a recognized medical specialty with a holistic and integrative approach. NTM includes practices like acupuncture, phytotherapy, apitherapy, homeopathy, ozone therapy, Ayurveda, and others. A strong political, legal, and regulatory framework supports its development, beginning with a national p...
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Between 2018 and 2022, Chile’s public health system provided 620,869 individual and 125,443 group/community Complementary Medicine (CM) services. Complementary therapists conducted nearly half of these encounters (48.20%), followed by psychologists, physicians, and physiotherapists. The services were mainly linked to mental health (34.61%), morbidity referrals, and spontaneous consultations. Dur...
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The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) of Guatemala approved the Guide to Intercultural Dialogues in Health (Ministerial Agreement No. 164-2023) to foster collaboration between the national health system and the health systems of the Maya, Garífuna, Xinka, and Mestizo/Ladino peoples. It promotes culturally relevant healthcare planning and intervention, particularly in rural a...
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In Chile, Complementary Medicine (CM) is officially recognized as part of auxiliary health professions and integrated into all three levels of care in the public health system. Regulated practices include Acupuncture, Homeopathy, and Naturopathy, among others. The system supports 28 different therapies, divided into individual and group/community care practices, such as Herbal Medicine, Reiki, Yog...
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Ecuador officially recognizes three medical systems: conventional, ancestral-traditional, and alternative/complementary medicine. These are integrated into the National Health System through policies promoting intercultural dialogue, complementarity, and recognition of diverse health practices. Key frameworks include the Organic Health Law and the MAIS-FCI model, which promotes intercultural, comm...
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Guatemala’s Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) has developed policies to integrate traditional medicine and cultural relevance into its national health system. This approach recognizes Indigenous health systems, phytotherapy, and the importance of cultural perspectives in health care. In 2002, the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Program was launched to recognize diverse...
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Planetary Health is a global movement and scientific field focused on how human impacts on the environment affect health and well-being. Traditional knowledge is vital to Planetary Health approaches. In Latin America, efforts are growing: the Latin American Hub connects 10 countries and 15 institutions, and the first Planetary Health Congress was held in Chile in 2023. In Brazil, the Planetary Hea...
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