WHO published a research agenda for traditional, complementary and integrative medicine on 16 September. The document is intended to guide research and investment under its 2025–2034 strategy.

The organisation says this field receives less than one per cent of global health research funding despite widespread use. The agenda identifies evidence gaps affecting safety, regulation and health-service decisions.

Its aim is to help governments, researchers and funders establish which approaches can be integrated safely and effectively. The publication is a research framework, rather than an endorsement of every traditional treatment.

Source: WHO · Source date: 2026-09-16.

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