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Madagascar\u2019s Traditional Medicine systems are among the most distinctive in Africa, shaped <\/span>by African,<\/span> Austronesian and Arab healing traditions. Local healers (<\/span>ombiasy<\/span><\/i>) use an extensive pharmacopoeia of endemic plants, spiritual rituals, astrology and ancestral communication to address health and social well-being. Herbalists, diviners and traditional birth attendants continue to play a strong role, especially in rural and remote areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ministry of Public Health supports the promotion of Traditional Medicine and collaborates with research institutions and community groups to document local knowledge and protect biodiversity. 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In preparing the overview of\u00a0traditional medicine in\u00a0WHO Member States\u00a0a ChatGPT-4 architecture (TMGL GPT) was used for writing assistance. These texts have been thoroughly reviewed and edited prior to publication.<\/p>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.staging.tmgl.org\/afro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/countries\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.staging.tmgl.org\/afro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/countries"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.staging.tmgl.org\/afro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/countries"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.staging.tmgl.org\/afro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}