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THE TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE BASE AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF INTEGRATION
- Authors: Zilov V.G.1, Kosmodemyansky L.V.1
- Affiliations:
- The Scientific and Methodological Center for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine of the N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, 105064, Moscow, Russia
- Issue: Vol 34, No 3 (2026)
- Pages: 566-571
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journal-nriph.ru/journal/article/view/2728
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.32687/0869-866X-2026-34-3-566-571
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Abstract
The article considers placement of methods of traditional and complementary medicine in the public health system of the Russian Federation, focusing on prevention and management of chronic non-communicable diseases. The analysis of the evidence base on key methods of traditional and complementary medicine (acupuncture, phytotherapy, homeopathy, manual therapy, osteopathy) was carried out, including differentiated estimate of level of evidence for forms of homeopathy based on the latest systematic review of meta-analyses. The legal framework of its application in Russia are explored. The corresponding collisions and barriers are identified. The following proposals concerning integrative health care model are formulated: differentiated register of methods, clinical guidelines, pilot integration into compulsory health insurance system and enhancement of research.
About the authors
V. G. Zilov
The Scientific and Methodological Center for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine of the N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, 105064, Moscow, Russia
L. V. Kosmodemyansky
The Scientific and Methodological Center for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine of the N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, 105064, Moscow, Russia
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