Traditional medicine
WHO's traditional medicine programme was developed in conjunction with the adoption of the health for all strategy and the primary health care approach. WHO has collaborated with many countries and areas to develop their traditional medicine programme and to bring traditional medicine into the mainstream of the health service system, where appropriate. WHO will, likewise, work with countries to ensure the safe and effective use of traditional medicine of an acceptable quality, and to promote the recognition of traditional medicine and support its integration into mainstream health service.