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Strategia per la Medicina Tradizionale 2014-2023
Infatti, nel 1996, è stata organizzata in Italia, a Cervia, la Consultazione dell’OMS sull’Agopuntura: in questa occasione è stato redatto un documento ufficiale sulla sua efficacia, basato sui risultati di circa 255 studi pubblicati prima della fine del 1998 o dell’inizio del 1999. Inoltre, nel 2013, l’OMS ha reso pubblica la <anchor>Strategia per la Medicina Tradizionale 2014-2023</anchor>, cui emerge chiaramente che “la medicina tradizionale (MT) è una componente importante e spesso sottovalutata dell’assistenza sanitaria”. In questo rapporto, si evidenzia come l’obiettivo futuro, dunque, sia di sfruttare il suo potenziale “per il mantenimento della salute, per il benessere e per un’assistenza sanitaria incentrata sulla persona”.
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