Integrative medicine in Latin America: Including complementary and traditional practices in formal health systems translational research as development strategy in traditional medicine

3^rd International Conference and Exhibition on Traditional & Alternative Medicine

August 03-05, 2015 Birmingham, UK

Paulo Caceres Guido

Garrahan Pediatric Hospital, Argentina

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Altern Integr Med

Abstract :

Integrative medicine has begun to be an important means of new resources in the management of disease and especially in the presence of chronic severe and sometimes life-threatening health problems. Currently worldwide different health centers have started to develop programs for its study, research, and use. Currently, in the context of an increased life expectancy, that almost reaches 75 years of age, and growing health-care costs, it has been estimated that more than 400 million people in Latin America use nonconventional, traditional, natural, alternative and/or complementary practices, especially in primary care. Latin America is an important cultural region in the world. Indigenous peoples and cultures have influenced national and sub national cultures within regions, affecting language, music, religion, social customs, food habits, and civic institutions. It may be estimated that around 3 billion dollars are spent yearly on these products in Latin America, making it an economically highly interesting sector in health care. In the context of a relatively small but growing number of high-quality scientific studies, some of the clinical therapeutic models have started to be validated according to criteria of proven efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness, adherence to ethical and professional norms, and social acceptability according to guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Biography :

Email: caceresguido@gmail.com