從全球防疫反思世界衛生組織傳統醫學策略:以馬達加斯加抗疫草藥水為例【醫事綜探】 試閱
Reflection of World Health Organization Traditional Medicine Strategy in Global Epidemic Prevention and Control: Madagascar’s Herbal Remedy
為了因應2020年新型冠狀病毒肺炎,各國無不動員公衛醫藥資源投入防疫,其中亦包括傳統醫藥。本文透過2020年英國廣播公司報導馬達加斯加與世界衛生組織在利用傳統醫藥防疫的爭論事件,指出此事件反映了在全球衛生中,傳統醫學身陷生物醫學機構文化的困境,以及發展中國家在國際關係中的權力不平等。
To tackling with COVID-19 in 2020, each country mobilizes all efforts and sources of public health and medicines, including traditional medicines, in the pandemic control and prevention. This article analyzes the dispute of traditional medicine remedy between Madagascar and the World Health Organization on the British Broadcasting Corporation series reports. In the context of global health, the reflections are not only traditional medicines are trapped in the biomedicine organizational culture; but also, the developing countries struggle the power inequality in international relations.
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