Traditional medicine (expressive – France Press)
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Posted on: August 18, 2023: 05:06 PM GST Last updated: August 18, 2023: 06:08 PM GST
The wave of criticism and ridicule that took place during the past hours did not subside in the tweet of the High Health Organization.
Before the conference held by the United Nations organization on traditional medicine yesterday, Thursday, I published a series of posts on the site XTwitter (formerly) to promote traditional medicine.
However, it fell through an ill-considered question, into the trap of promoting complementary therapies whose effectiveness is not recognized by many scientists, and which are not originally part of traditional medicine.
In one post, I asked readers what traditional remedies they used. The list included acupuncture, herbal medicine, as well as naturopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, and others.
wave of discontent
However, the aforementioned question, which was viewed by more than 5 million tweeters, sparked a wave of discontent.
Many tweeters and commentators on the post accused the UN of promoting “pseudo-science”, stressing that these treatments do not fall under traditional medicine!
What prompted the organization later to clarify, through a tweet in which it said that the question should have been formulated better?!
She also made it clear that her goal is to provide evidence and scientific validation about traditional medicine so that the millions of people around the world who use complementary and traditional medicine will understand if it is safe and effective!
And she emphasized that traditional medicine “when scientifically validated” can bridge many gaps around the world!
During the past three years, following the Corona pandemic, global health has been subjected to many criticisms, especially by the administration of former US President Donald Trump, and China alike, as it was accused of bias.
She was also later criticized by some scientific circles, after her conflicting statements regarding the need to wear masks to prevent the virus, sterilize hands and surfaces, and others.
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