This document is the report of a WHO/DANIDA supported course on
appropriate methodology for the selection and use of traditional
remedies in national health care programs. The course, held in
Kadoma, Zimbabwe from 26 June to 6 July 1989, was hosted by the
Ministry of Health of Zimbabwe. The participants were
scientists, traditional practitioners, and health officials from
Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia,
and Zimbabwe. All of the participants are involved in the
planning and conducting of scientific and clinical studies of
traditional remedies and natural products. The report describes
briefly the design and content of the course. It provides a
brief summary of the rationale for the development of WHO's
programme on traditional medicine. It also gives an account of
the situation in the countries represented, outlines the
responses of the participant evaluations, and concludes with
general comments on the course as well as the participants'
proposals for future activities in tradit