GlobinMed was set up in sync with the significant increase of the role of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T/CM) in contributing to the maintenance of human health over the years. It was a conclusion from the 12th Meeting of Commonwealth Health Ministers who suggested that scattered information on T/CM from Commonwealth countries should be gathered, evaluated and centralized for easy access.
The elements of Malaysia’s strengths; the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) set up, a melting pot of rich biodiversity, various ethnic groups practicing many forms of traditional knowledge, beliefs and practices, and the of a strong; assisted our bid to host the information hub.
Malaysia, with its myriad of unique inherent strengths; rich biodiversity, multiethnicity, strong support from a stable government, together with the establishment of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), was given the honour to host a global electronic information resource on Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T/CM) after much deliberation during the 13th Commonwealth Health Minister Meeting on 27 November 2001 and the Pre-World Health Assembly meeting on 12 May 2002.
The Institute for Medical Research (IMR) of the Ministry of Health Malaysia was officially granted the approval by the Malaysian Cabinet to implement this strategic project on 28 August 2002. A prototype was launched in October 2003 and the project is continually developed into the current phase.
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The elements of Malaysia’s strengths; the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) set up, a melting pot of rich biodiversity, various ethnic groups practicing many forms of traditional knowledge, beliefs and practices, and the of a strong; assisted our bid to host the information hub.
Malaysia, with its myriad of unique inherent strengths; rich biodiversity, multiethnicity, strong support from a stable government, together with the establishment of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), was given the honour to host a global electronic information resource on Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T/CM) after much deliberation during the 13th Commonwealth Health Minister Meeting on 27 November 2001 and the Pre-World Health Assembly meeting on 12 May 2002.
The Institute for Medical Research (IMR) of the Ministry of Health Malaysia was officially granted the approval by the Malaysian Cabinet to implement this strategic project on 28 August 2002. A prototype was launched in October 2003 and the project is continually developed into the current phase.
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