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COMPONENTS OF THE STRATEGY | 47Populations using traditional medicine for primaryhealth careEthiopia 90%Benin 70%India 70%Rwanda 70%Tanzania 60%Populations in developed countries who have usedcomplementary and alternative medicine at leastonceUganda 60%Germany 90%Canada 70%France 49%Australia 48%USA 42%Belgium 31%Figure 9: Use of traditional and complementaryand alternative medicineSources: Eisenberg DM et al, 1998; Fisher P and Ward A,1994; Health Canada, 2001; BMJ, 2002, 325.990; WHO,1998; and government reports submitted to WHO.information, and facilitating information sharing. 19WHO Regional Committees in AFRO, EMRO,SEARO, and WPRO have each discussed TM atrecent sessions. The WHO Regional Committeesfor Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia,and Western Pacific adopted resolutions on TM in2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively.WHO’s mandate is to provide adequate supportto countries to promote the safety, efficacy,quality, and sound use of traditional medicine andcomplementary and alternative medicine.