| Wednesday, 10 December 2025 POST-PRESSER LINKS Virtual media briefing on traditional medicine Virtual media briefing on traditional medicine and the upcoming second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine (17 -19 December 2025, New Delhi, India and online) was held on Tuesday, 09 December 2025. The recordings can be accessed here: Speakers were: - Dr Sylvie Briand, WHO Chief Scientist
- Dr Shyama Kuruvilla, Director a.i. of the Global Traditional Medicine Centre
- Dr Sung Chol Kim, WHO TMC Unit Head for Standards, Regulation and Integration
- Dr Geetha Krishnan, WHO TMC Unit Head for TM Research, Data and Innovation
Additional information for journalists The Summit will showcase scientific breakthroughs, policy innovations and new tools to advance the Global traditional medicine strategy 2025–2034, adopted at the 78th World Health Assembly in May 2025. The full agenda is available here. New initiatives to be launched: - WHO Global TM Library: an innovative, first-of-its-kind digital platform with over 1.6 million scientific records on traditional medicine; advanced features include Evidence Gap Maps, Database Catalogues, and TMGL GPT, an AI model tailored to TM.
- Global Traditional Medicine Research Priorities Roadmap, addressing the fragmented research and lack of global guidance, it will guide evidence generation and integration of TM into health systems.
- Health & Heritages Innovation (H2I) Challenge: 21 breakthrough innovations and TM solutions (selected from over 1,000 global submissions) will be announced.
- Traditional Medicine Data Network (TMDN), a global data network that integrates and analyzes data on traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM). Supported by a network of global experts and reference centers, TMDN guarantees technical rigor, data quality, and continuous innovation.
- The WHO global reference list of indicators for traditional, complementary and integrative medicine for health systems performance presents, for the first time, a harmonized set of 31 core and 15 supplementary indicators to support countries in systematically assessing and strengthening the integration of TCIM within their national health systems.
- TM Informed Health Choices: evaluates the safety and efficacy of TCIM practices within their cultural context. The project aims to promote informed decision-making and empower people to safely integrate TCIM into their healthcare.
- Draft WHO Framework on Indigenous Knowledge, Biodiversity and Health, co-developed with Indigenous peoples via dialogues to strengthen Indigenous-led engagement in global health and biodiversity governance, anchored in trust, partnership and co-creation.
- Traditional medicine investment landscape
- Inaugural meeting of the first Strategic Technical Advisory Group on traditional medicine (STAG TM), composed of experts from around the globe, will be held on the Summit’s sidelines on 17 December. STAG TM will help strengthen WHO’s scientific leadership by providing technical, scientific and strategic advice on TCIM, including on shaping research agenda and priorities, setting global standards, and guiding evidence-based integration into health systems.
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