General principles:
- The need for mutual respect and partnership between modern and
traditional medicine and both groups should aim to be complementary
with each other and not competitive.
- The overall goal should be to emphasize safety while establishing
evidence of efficacy and quality assurance of approved products
- Any intervention (whether a
conventional or a traditional medicine) should not damage the
processes and efforts to contain the pandemic and protect public
health
- Any intervention should not delay provision of supportive or more
aggressive care for the individual patient where indicated
- Promote dialogue among stakeholders including industry, funders,
academia, policymakers and traditional medicine practitioners and
herbalists.
- Facilitate exchange of information and success from different
countries, including avoiding redundancies