Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health

The majority of Ethiopians depend on medical plants as their only source of health care, especially in rural areas where access to villages is lacking due to the absence of vehicular roads. The increasing scarcity of medicinal plant species represe...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MEDICINAL PLANTS SCARCITY DRUG POLICY PHARMACOLOGY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HUMAN HEALTH LIVESTOCK PROJECT FINANCING BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY COMMON PROPERTY DEFORESTATION DERMATOPHILOSIS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DISEASES DRUG POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION FARMER GENDER GENETIC RESOURCES HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS HYPERTENSION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LANDS LIVESTOCK DISEASES LIVESTOCK HEALTH LIVESTOCK OWNERS MAJOR LIVESTOCK DISEASES MEDICINES MOA MOTHERS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NGOS NURSES PARTNERSHIP PASTORALISTS PHARMACY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE VETERINARY VETERINARY MEDICINE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1561439/ethiopia-traditional-medicine-bridge-better-health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10803

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spelling	okr-10986-108032021-06-14T10:57:41Z Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health World Bank TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MEDICINAL PLANTS SCARCITY DRUG POLICY PHARMACOLOGY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HUMAN HEALTH LIVESTOCK PROJECT FINANCING BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY COMMON PROPERTY DEFORESTATION DERMATOPHILOSIS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DISEASES DRUG POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION FARMER GENDER GENETIC RESOURCES HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS HYPERTENSION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LANDS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK DISEASES LIVESTOCK HEALTH LIVESTOCK OWNERS MAJOR LIVESTOCK DISEASES MEDICINES MOA MOTHERS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NGOS NURSES PARTNERSHIP PASTORALISTS PHARMACOLOGY PHARMACY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE VETERINARY VETERINARY MEDICINE The majority of Ethiopians depend on medical plants as their only source of health care, especially in rural areas where access to villages is lacking due to the absence of vehicular roads. The increasing scarcity of medicinal plant species represents a trend that should be immediately addressed. The health and drug policies of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health recognize the important role medical plants and traditional health systems play in health care. Unfortunately little has been done in recent decades to enhance and develop the beneficial aspects of traditional medicine including related research and its gradual integration into modern medicine. With the World Bank assistance, the Ethiopian government will soon start to implement the first conservation and sustainable use of medical plants project in Sub-Saharan Africa. The overall objective of the project is to initiate support for conservation, management, and sustainable use of medicinal plants for human and livestock health care. 2012-08-13T13:09:45Z 2012-08-13T13:09:45Z 2001-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1561439/ethiopia-traditional-medicine-bridge-better-health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10803 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 35 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Ethiopia
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topic	TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MEDICINAL PLANTS SCARCITY DRUG POLICY PHARMACOLOGY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HUMAN HEALTH LIVESTOCK PROJECT FINANCING BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY COMMON PROPERTY DEFORESTATION DERMATOPHILOSIS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DISEASES DRUG POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION FARMER GENDER GENETIC RESOURCES HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS HYPERTENSION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LANDS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK DISEASES LIVESTOCK HEALTH LIVESTOCK OWNERS MAJOR LIVESTOCK DISEASES MEDICINES MOA MOTHERS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NGOS NURSES PARTNERSHIP PASTORALISTS PHARMACOLOGY PHARMACY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE VETERINARY VETERINARY MEDICINE
spellingShingle	TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MEDICINAL PLANTS SCARCITY DRUG POLICY PHARMACOLOGY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HUMAN HEALTH LIVESTOCK PROJECT FINANCING BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY COMMON PROPERTY DEFORESTATION DERMATOPHILOSIS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DISEASES DRUG POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION FARMER GENDER GENETIC RESOURCES HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS HYPERTENSION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LANDS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK DISEASES LIVESTOCK HEALTH LIVESTOCK OWNERS MAJOR LIVESTOCK DISEASES MEDICINES MOA MOTHERS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NGOS NURSES PARTNERSHIP PASTORALISTS PHARMACOLOGY PHARMACY POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE VETERINARY VETERINARY MEDICINE World Bank Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health
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description	The majority of Ethiopians depend on medical plants as their only source of health care, especially in rural areas where access to villages is lacking due to the absence of vehicular roads. The increasing scarcity of medicinal plant species represents a trend that should be immediately addressed. The health and drug policies of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health recognize the important role medical plants and traditional health systems play in health care. Unfortunately little has been done in recent decades to enhance and develop the beneficial aspects of traditional medicine including related research and its gradual integration into modern medicine. With the World Bank assistance, the Ethiopian government will soon start to implement the first conservation and sustainable use of medical plants project in Sub-Saharan Africa. The overall objective of the project is to initiate support for conservation, management, and sustainable use of medicinal plants for human and livestock health care.
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title	Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health
title_short	Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health
title_full	Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health
title_fullStr	Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health
title_full_unstemmed	Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health
title_sort	ethiopia - traditional medicine and the bridge to better health
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
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Ethiopia - Traditional Medicine and the Bridge to Better Health

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