CHC supports WHO strategy
December 5, 2013
The Complementary Healthcare
Council of Australia (CHC) has
welcomed the publication of the
World Health Organization (WHO)
Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-
2023, with CHC ceo Carl Gibson
saying he is heartened to see
that it stresses the importance of
traditional medicines to the totality
of health care.
“Complementary medicines are
an often underestimated part
of the health care system that
contribute strongly to wellbeing
and to ensuring that all people
have access to care, and the WHO
Strategy emphasises this,” said
Gibson.
“It is pleasing to read of a growing
global recognition, not just by the
WHO but also by many countries,
for the need to develop a cohesive
and integrative approach to health
care that allows governments,
health care practitioners and,
most importantly, consumers, to
access complementary medicines
in an effective, safe and respectful
manner.
“As highlighted in the WHO
strategy,” he continued, “the use
of complementary medicines has
a long history of use in health
maintenance and in disease
prevention and treatment,
particular for chronic disease.
“In Australia, our vibrant
complementary medicines industry
has much to offer in terms of
contribution to the preventative
health agenda.”
The CHC urged the federal
government to use the principles
outlined in the WHO Traditional
Medicine Strategy 2014-2023 to
inspire policies that recognise
the vital contribution of
complementary medicines to a
comprehensive Australian health
care system.
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