The Challenge of Complementary and Alternative Medicine After Austerity: A Response to Recent Commentaries.

The Challenge of Complementary and Alternative Medicine After Austerity: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is frequently used in Portugal and it contributes to the improvement of people’s health. CAM and Western Medicine (WM) are taken as complements both in the diagnosis and the treatment stage. The Portuguese health system is able to generate certified CAM professionals but the provision of CAM care and services is not included in the national health sy...

Including Both Costs and Effects – The Challenge of Using Cost-Effectiveness Data in National-Level Policy-Making: A Response to Recent Commentaries

The Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda: A Response to Recent Commentaries

The TPP Is Dead, Long Live the TPP? A Response to Recent Commentaries

The Need Assessment of Medical Students for a Complementary and Alternative Medicine Curriculum

Background: The increasing attention and trend towards complementary and alternative medicine and the usage of such treatments in different nations has highlighted the need for their insertion into the medical curriculum from the basic and clinical sciences courses up to in Continued Medical Education (CME) programs. The familiarity of physicians with complementary therapies is of great importa...