Traditional Medicine: FG Expresses Support For Practitioners In Nigeria

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has expressed commitment to support traditional medicine practitioners in the country.

The Minister of State for Health, Mr Joseph Ekumankama, said this at the commemoration of the 2022 African Traditional Medicine day on Wednesday in Abuja.

Mr Ekumankama said that traditional medicine played a major role in people’s life and national development but its innovation was still low or remained on individuals.

The theme of this year’s celebration is “Two decades of African traditional medicine day: Progress towards achieving universal health coverage in Africa”.

He said the theme called for taking stock of achievements in the sector since the inception of the annual remembrance of ATM Day from 2001-2020 and the impact on the healthcare delivery system.