The Increasing Relevance of Traditional Medicine Systems for the Primary Health Care Sector and General Practice: Global Research Perspectives, volume IV

Following the success of previous volumes, we are pleased to present Volume IV of “The Increasing Relevance of Traditional Medicine Systems for the Primary Health Care Sector and General Practice: Global Research Perspectives”. This exclusive collection will consider only the highest-quality work in this field with submitted manuscripts being evaluated and selected for inclusion by the editors. Traditional medical (TM) systems continue to have relevance in healthcare worldwide, particularly in family medicine and primary care. The WHO explicitly promotes traditional medicine by issuing recommendations in this field and establishing corresponding centers, including the Global Center for TM in India. The increasing importance of Asia, Africa, and South America in the global political and economic arena has made this topic even more relevant. The first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit, which took place as recently as August 2023, again impressively points out the increasing importance of traditional systems of medicine.Against the background of the escalating costs in the primary health care sector, traditional medicine systems may make important contributions to individual and planetary health through cost-effective, relatively easy-to-implement, and resource-saving approaches. The broader integration of evidence-informed and scalable traditional medicine systems could improve long-term treatment outcomes in managing widespread non-communicable diseases on a global scale.This Research Topic aims to highlight the potential of traditional medicine to address treatment gaps and unmet needs in global health care by presenting innovative research results from traditional medicine with a specific focus on family medicine and primary care. Submissions should be of interest and relevance to as wide an international readership as possible, and research manuscripts must include the evidence-based mechanism and pathway underlying the intervention. Transdisciplinary research and mixed-methods approaches, including qualitative research, are also welcome. Areas such as health prevention and promotion, general medicine, nutritional medicine, rheumatology/orthopedics, and pain medicine using TM are a special focus of this collection.Alongside Original Research articles, Clinical Trials, Brief Research Reports, Systematic Reviews, and other Reviews are welcome. Case Reports will not be considered for this collection. Previous volumes: • The Increasing Relevance of Traditional Medicine Systems for the Primary Health Care Sector and General Practice: Global Research Perspectives• The Increasing Relevance of Traditional Medicine Systems for the Primary Health Care Sector and General Practice: Global Research Perspectives, volume II• The Increasing Relevance of Traditional Medicine Systems for the Primary Health Care Sector and General Practice: Global Research Perspectives, volume IIINOTE: Please note that summary submissions are not mandatory before submitting a manuscript.Topic Editor Christian S. Kessler is a member of the scientific advisory board for Bruno Zimmer, and a board member of the German Medical Doctors’ Association for Ayurveda-Medicine. Topic Editor Vijayendra Murthy is the Founder and Director of Centre for Integrative Health Ltd. Topic Editor Antonio Morandi is the Founder and Director of Ayurvedic Point srl. All other Topic Editors declare no conflicts of interest at the time of beginning this Research Topic. Topic editors: Christian S. Kessler, Pathirage Kamal Perera, Rammanohar Puthiyedath, Antonio Morandi, Vijayendra Srinivasa Murthy, Dr. Supriya Bhalerao, Asmita Wele, Manishkumar V Patel Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/85513/the-increasing-relevance-of-traditional-medicine-systems-for-the-primary-health-care-sector-and-general-practice-global-research-perspectives-volume-iv