Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health
The majority of Ethiopians depend on
medical plants as their only source of health care,
especially in rural areas where access to villages is
lacking due to the absence of vehicular roads. The
increasing scarcity of medicinal plant species represents a
trend that should be immediately addressed. The health and
drug policies of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health recognize
the important role medical plants and traditional health
systems play in health care. Unfortunately little has been
done in recent decades to enhance and develop the beneficial
aspects of traditional medicine including related research
and its gradual integration into modern medicine. With the
World Bank assistance, the Ethiopian government will soon
start to implement the first conservation and sustainable
use of medical plants project in Sub-Saharan Africa. The
overall objective of the project is to initiate support for
conservation, management, and sustainable use of medicinal
plants for human and livestock health care.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
World Bank |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC
2001-08
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| Subjects: | TRADITIONAL MEDICINE,
MEDICINAL PLANTS,
SCARCITY,
DRUG POLICY,
PHARMACOLOGY,
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS,
HUMAN HEALTH,
LIVESTOCK,
PROJECT FINANCING BIODIVERSITY,
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION,
BIOLOGY,
CHEMISTRY,
COMMON PROPERTY,
DEFORESTATION,
DERMATOPHILOSIS,
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS,
DISEASES,
DRUG POLICIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION,
FARMER,
GENDER,
GENETIC RESOURCES,
HEALTH CARE,
HOSPITALS,
HYPERTENSION,
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE,
INTEGRATION,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS,
LANDS,
LIVESTOCK DISEASES,
LIVESTOCK HEALTH,
LIVESTOCK OWNERS,
MAJOR LIVESTOCK DISEASES,
MEDICINES,
MOA,
MOTHERS,
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,
NGOS,
NURSES,
PARTNERSHIP,
PASTORALISTS,
PHARMACY,
POPULATION GROWTH,
POVERTY ALLEVIATION,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE,
RURAL POVERTY,
SAFETY,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT,
SUSTAINABLE USE,
VETERINARY,
VETERINARY MEDICINE, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1561439/ethiopia-traditional-medicine-bridge-better-health
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10803
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