Consistent themes that emerged throughout the Sympoiusm

• the need for high degree of governmental and WHO commitment and investment if traditional medicine is to move beyond marginal status within the healt sector.
• regional and national variation in the interpretation of the terms 'integration' and 'harmonisation' and the importance of developing locally-relevant models
• the need for a repertoire of appropriate models of research to be agreed upon as a framework around which national and international research agendas can be constructed

• diverse models of training in traditional medicine - for both traditional and modern medical heath workers
• the importance of ensuring sustainable and ethical production of herbal medicines by ensuring the protection of medicinal plant biodiversity and of the intellectual and cultural property rights of customary holders of traditional health knowledge.

RECOMMENDATIONS
WHO should provide technical support in the development of appropriate guidelines and methodologies for research and evaluation to ensure the quality, safety, efficacy, cos-effectiveness and best practice of TRM
WHO should promote the development of guidelines for the protection of the intellectual and cultural property rights of customary holders of traditional knowldge, in collaboration with UN and other agencies.

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