WHO - World Health Organization - Regional Office for Africa

Published purpose

The Strengthening Traditional Health Systems project allows the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) to implement its regional strategy for promoting the integration of traditional medicine in African health systems. Activities take place in all sub-Saharan countries, except Sudan and Djibouti, which are not members of AFRO. The project supports AFRO's work in promoting the use of traditional medicine, and its incorporation within African health systems. It advocates for the adoption of supportive national policy and regulatory frameworks, and supports networking and the sharing of experiences from country to country. It also supports research on the safety and effectiveness of traditional medicine that could prove useful in controlling malaria and other diseases.