MyJoyOnline· 2d ago· 1 min read
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has resolved to spearhead the development of a continent-wide Model Law on Traditional Medicines and the Protection of Local Knowledge to strengthen the regulation, recognition and integration of traditional medicine into Africa’s health systems.
The resolution was adopted by the Pan-African Parliament’s Committee on Health, Labour and Social Affairs, chaired by Ghanaian lawmaker Frank Annoh-Dompreh, during its sitting in Midrand, South Africa.
The proposed law is intended to harmonise legal and regulatory frameworks across African Union member states. It will guide countries in the development, regulation, protection and evidence-based integration of traditional medicine into national healthcare systems.
The committee said the move recognises Africa’s rich heritage of traditional medicine and indigenous health knowledge, which remains a trusted…
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