Protocol for a Scoping Review of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Governance Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Tendayi Roy Chihaka; Nadine Ijaz; Ossy Kasilo; Peter Bai James; Daniel Gallego-Perez; Jon Wardle; Razak Gyasi

doi:10.56986/pim.2024.06.008

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Protocol for a Scoping Review of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Governance Across Sub-Saharan Africa

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Protocol for a Scoping Review of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Governance Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Tendayi Roy Chihaka, Nadine Ijaz, Ossy Kasilo, Peter Bai James, Daniel Gallego-Perez, Jon Wardle and Razak Gyasi

Perspectives on Integrative Medicine, Vol.3(2), pp.123-128

21/06/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56986/pim.2024.06.008

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health policy

legislation and jurisprudence

regulation

research

traditional medicine

WHO

Background Since 1978, the World Health Organization (WHO) has repeatedly called on Member States to recognize the role of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) in primary healthcare, improve safety, and accessibility by governing T&CM. In the 2019 Global Report on T&CM, the WHO reported that 40 out of 47 (85%) Member States from African Region had enacted governance policies, and 20 out of 47 (43%) had regulatory policies on herbal medicines. The primary barriers to implementing T&CM policy were identified as an absence of data and inadequate financial support for research. The objective of this protocol was to detail how to perform a scoping review that will examine the policy, legislative, and regulatory landscape for T&CM practitioners and products in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods Databases will be searched (AMED, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE Plus with Full text, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar) for relevant articles. Searches will be limited to English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish language studies in peer-reviewed journals (1963-2023) that substantively report on legislation, bills, policies, governance approaches and regulations on T&CM (including successes and/or challenges in their design and implementation). Actual legislation, policies, and regulatory documents on T&CM and peer-reviewed studies with emphasis on integrating T&CM and biomedicine into healthcare systems will be excluded. Expected Outcomes This protocol has formulated the objectives for a scoping review to identify, map, and synthesize evidence on the governance of T&CM in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Title: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Governance Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Creators: Tendayi Roy Chihaka (Corresponding Author) - Southern Cross University
Nadine Ijaz (Author) - Carleton University
Ossy Kasilo - Southern Cross University, National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Peter Bai James (Author) - Southern Cross University, National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Daniel Gallego-Perez (Author) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jon Wardle - Southern Cross University, National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Razak Gyasi - Southern Cross University, National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Publication Details: Perspectives on Integrative Medicine, Vol.3(2), pp.123-128
Publisher: Jaseng Medical Foundation
Identifiers: 991013200413702368
Academic Unit: National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Protocol for a Scoping Review of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Governance Across Sub-Saharan Africa

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