Journal article
Fulfilling the potential of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine for global health: addressing structural inequities within the research ecosystem
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Vol.63, pp.1-2
04/2026
PMID: 41858958
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Abstract
The latest WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy1 and second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine highlight traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM)—a diverse set of practices, products, and care systems—as a cornerstone of global health. TCIM provides essential yet often covert support to formal health systems for what is estimated to be up to 80% of the world's population, particularly in structurally marginalised populations and lower income countries.2 Amid mounting pressures, including ageing populations, rising chronic disease, and health workforce burnout, the need for rigorous TCIM research has never been more urgent.
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- Title
- Fulfilling the potential of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine for global health: addressing structural inequities within the research ecosystem
- Creators
- Jon Adams - University of Technology SydneyAmie Steel - Southern Cross UniversityNils Gilman - Berggruen Institute (USA)Marcel Wrzesinski - Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinMotlalepula Gilbert Matsabisa - University of the Free StateGeorg Seifert - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Publication Details
- The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Vol.63, pp.1-2
- Publisher
- Elsevier; AMSTERDAM
- Grant note
- World Health OrganizationOsteopathy AustraliaAustralian Research Council Future Fellowship: FT220100610
JA and AS have received research funding from the World Health Organization, Osteopathy Australia and Bowen Therapy Federation of Australia in the last 36 months. AS is also currently supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT220100610) . JA and AS have also received support from the World Health Organization to attend World Health Organization meetings in the last 36 months. NG, MW, MM and GS declare they have no conflicts of interest.
- Identifiers
- 991013369686602368
- Copyright
- © 2026 The Author(s).
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article