Traditional medicine set for major boost as Pan-African Parliament pushes new law

Pan-African Parliament’s Committee on Health, Labour and Social Affairs, chaired by Ghanaian lawmaker Frank Annoh-Dompreh The PAP said the proposed Model Law would harmonise traditional medicine governance across Africa while providing stronger legal protection for indigenous knowledge and improving access to quality maternal and neonatal healthcare services.

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has resolved to spearhead the development of a continent-wide Model Law on Traditional Medicines and the Protection of Local Knowledge to strengthen the regulation, recognition and integration of traditional medicine into Africa’s health systems.

The Pan-African Parliament welcomed the support of Africa CDC and other stakeholders to help the committee develop the proposed legislation, which is expected to provide a common legal framework for traditional medicine while advancing Africa’s health sovereignty and improving healthcare across the continent.