His research collaborations, in South East Asia, Africa, Latin America and EU have resulted in several PhD theses, contributions to international guidelines, and efforts to inform the EU of strategic CAM research financing (CAMbrella). Torkel has been engaged as a consultant to health care planners and decision makers nationally and internationally, including the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) which has resulted in several global WHO TM/CAM strategy reports. He is on the board of directors of the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR).