{"id":2004771,"date":"2023-08-18T11:48:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-stokes-controversy-with-traditional-medicine-summit\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T11:52:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:52:24","slug":"who-stokes-controversy-with-traditional-medicine-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-stokes-controversy-with-traditional-medicine-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO sparks debate with Traditional Medicine Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwho-stokes-controversy-with-traditional-medicine-summit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The World Health Organization&#8217;s First Traditional Medicine \u200cSummit Sparks Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>The World Health Organization\u2063 (WHO) recently\u200b concluded its \u2062inaugural Traditional Medicine Summit in India, \u2062a two-day \u200devent aimed at examining the effectiveness of various traditional medicine practices. The summit, held in collaboration with the Indian \u200bgovernment \u200cand the concurrent G-20 health summit, has faced\u200b criticism from the medical community.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Homeopathy, osteopathy\u2062 &#038; naturopathy are not \u2063traditional medicine,\u200c but should be described as pseudoscience as they were\u2062 invented in countries\/times where\/when modern science was\u2062 already developed. Also, the contemporary \u2064used form\u200d of acupuncture has modern roots,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These were the words of\u200c a community notes warning posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charles-barkley-goes-on-profane-bud-light-rant-has-nasty-message-for-anyone-boycotting-brand\/\" title=\"Charles Barkley passionately defends Bud Light, delivering a strong message to boycott critics.\">social media \u200cplatform<\/a> X, formerly known as Twitter, on August 10.\u2064 The note questioned the WHO&#8217;s endorsement of homeopathy, osteopathy, and naturopathy, labeling them\u2063 as pseudoscience. Other\u200c experts skeptical of traditional medicine have also expressed doubts about the WHO&#8217;s emphasis on the\u200c subject.<\/p>\n<h3>Edward Ernst: A Vocal Critic of Traditional Medicine<\/h3>\n<p>Edward Ernst, a German-British medical professor known for his\u2062 critical stance \u200don <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-liberal-animosity-toward-minorities-teachers-and-poor-people-is-out-of-control\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Liberal Animosity Toward Minorities, Teachers, and Poor People is Out of Control\">alternative medicine<\/a>, has been highly critical of\u200c the\u200d WHO&#8217;s promotion of traditional and complementary medicine. In a blog post, Ernst accused the WHO of \u2063uncritically endorsing alternative\u200d therapies and criticized \u2064the\u200d Indian government for\u200c advocating the\u2064 use of homeopathy for COVID-19 prevention\u2063 and treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst argues that while traditional medicine may have historical roots, its contribution to\u2063 health and\u2063 well-being lacks solid \u2063scientific evidence. He believes\u2063 that the WHO&#8217;s emphasis on traditional medicine\u200c is driven by political interests rather than scientific rigor, potentially endangering patients worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Ernst also\u2064 highlights \u2063the lack of \u200bdiverse perspectives at the WHO\u2062 summit, noting that only proponents of traditional medicine\u200b were invited \u200dto speak. He believes \u2062that progress\u2062 can only be achieved through open dialogue \u200dand unbiased opinions.<\/p>\n<h3>The Need for Integration: \u200dTraditional Medicine and Modern Treatments<\/h3>\n<p>Despite\u200d the \u2062criticism,\u200b supporters of the WHO&#8217;s\u2063 efforts stress the importance of scientific scrutiny of traditional medicine. They emphasize\u200c that traditional practices should not replace modern treatments\u2064 for serious\u2064 diseases\u200b or conditions but rather be \u200bintegrated alongside them.<\/p>\n<p>Susan Wieland, director of Cochrane Complementary Medicine, uses \u200bthe example of cancer to illustrate this\u2064 balance. While \u2064patients may benefit from activities\u2063 like yoga, improved nutrition, and relaxation techniques, \u2063these should complement, not replace, expert medical treatment.<\/p>\n<h3>Global Health Collaboration and Partnerships<\/h3>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of Health and\u200b Human Services Xavier Becerra is currently participating in the G-20 health summit in India, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-stokes-controversy-with-traditional-medicine-summit\/\" title=\"WHO sparks debate with Traditional Medicine Summit\">discussing healthcare supply chain issues<\/a> and global health challenges. Becerra emphasizes the importance\u200d of the partnership between \u200dthe \u2063United States and India in improving health outcomes worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a strong advocate of yoga, has been instrumental in promoting traditional practices. While Becerra\u200d did\u2064 not specifically mention the WHO Traditional Medicine Summit in his interview, \u200che highlighted the need to strengthen the strategic\u200b partnership with India on health matters.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate surrounding traditional medicine continues, \u200cthe \u200bWHO&#8217;s efforts to bring scientific scrutiny\u200d to these practices remain \u200da\u200d topic of \u200ccontention within the medical \u2064community.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization wrapped up its inaugural Traditional Medicine Summit in India, drawing strong criticism from the medical community. In collaboration with the Indian government and the G-20 health summit, the two-day event aimed to subject traditional medicine practices to scientific evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2004772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}