WHO Policy on TM/CAM
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This brief deals with World Health Organization (WHO) policy with regard to traditional and complementary medicine. The WHO said in 2005: “Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine attract the full spectrum of reaction, from uncritical enthusiasm to uninformed scepticism. Yet use of traditional medicine (TM) remains widespread in developing countries, while use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing rapidly in developed countries.”
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