2021
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736333
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Impact of the National Policy on Integrative and Complementary Practices on Brazilian Public Homeopathy Services

Abstract: Background Homeopathy has been experiencing a period of expansion in Brazil due to its practical relevance in the face of new global and national health demands, culminating in the launch in 2006 of the National Policy for Integrative and Complementary Practices (NPICP) by the Ministry of Health of Brazil, which standardized and regularized the position of homeopathy within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). Aims To understand the impact of the guidelines proposed by the NPICP on homeopathy s… Show more

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“…Guidelines were established to structure and strengthen homeopathic care at different system levels, guaranteeing access to homeopathic medicines, with guiding elements in relation to the dissemination and spreading of this medical philosophy and the qualification of professionals, with incentives for research and follow-up action in evaluating homeopathic practice. 5 16 17…”
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“…Guidelines were established to structure and strengthen homeopathic care at different system levels, guaranteeing access to homeopathic medicines, with guiding elements in relation to the dissemination and spreading of this medical philosophy and the qualification of professionals, with incentives for research and follow-up action in evaluating homeopathic practice. 5 16 17…”
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“…24 25 26 This persisting lack of awareness among professionals and managers poses a significant obstacle to the advancement of homeopathic practice, as it is not considered a priority in health care management. 17 26…”
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“…The impact of national strategic guidelines on developing public homeopathy services in Brazil is the subject of work reported from São Paulo. 1 Randomized trials from Kolkata 2 and Bhopal, 3 on acne and COVID-19 respectively, and a parallel cluster cohort study from COVID-19 containment areas of Delhi, 4 feature as our clinical research in this issue. The findings from three in vitro studies are intriguing, for each of them indicates a homeopathic medicine's potential benefits that ensued from the inhibition of a harmful underlying biological process: limiting the development of blow-fly larvae that causes myiasis in sheep; 5 retarding the growth or migration of breast cancer cells.…”
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