Federal Ministry of Health to Promote Traditional Medicine

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Federal Ministry of Health says it is taking steps to promote Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the country.

Hajiya Zainab Shariff, the Director, Traditional Medicine Department, Federal Ministry of Health, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja.

She said that the National Council on Health had approved the establishment of traditional medicine departments in the 36 state ministries of health and the Federal Capital Territory.

The director added that the measure would promote Complementary and Alternative Medicine practice in the country.

She disclosed that 32 practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine had been registered and licensed with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria as recognized by law.