The National Homeopathic Association (ANH), in the context of the World Summit on Traditional Medicine promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), He stressed the need to develop complementary and traditional medicine together.
He insisted on three demands: greater support for research into complementary therapies to expand existing evidence, Promote university training in these treatments for health professionals And enabling in a “decisive and unequivocal” way the presence of experts in these treatments in all organizations and their working teams.
Alberto Sacristan, President of the National Association of Homeopathy (ANH), highlights that “Our agreement with the WHO message that health and well-being should be for all is maximum and we believe that the conclusions reached at this meeting It must be taken into account with the same commitment as the rest of the recommendations presented by the World Health Organization to its member countries. Patients have the right to benefit from all treatment options, including complementary and traditional medicines, which have proven benefits in health care, such as homeopathy. And always within the medical and scientific legal framework.
ANH highlights one of the conclusions of the WHO summit mentioned above: The need to intensify efforts to further implement evidence-based traditional medicine interventions and approaches Hence, the importance of promoting and mobilizing resources and targeted funding for research, according to the demand and current use of these treatments in society. “This claim becomes even more significant if we consider that according to the study conducted by HARRIS INTERACTIVE in October 2022, 84% of Spaniards believe that complementary and traditional medicine can be developed together», denotes the entity.
“In addition, taking into account that 47% of Spaniards state that they have used homeopathy throughout their lives, according to the study mentioned above.” “Everything seems to indicate that there is interest on the part of society in complementary medicine in our country,” highlights Alberto Sacristán. Therefore, investing more in it would be reasonable.
Finally, ANH highlights that the WHO points out “the logical need to have qualified specialists in these treatments on any body or staff associated with them”. This is an aspect that, according to ANH, has not been systematically taken into account in the institutions of this country. This requires immediate review and correction,” the entity concludes.
