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level: Level 1 of Chapter 2

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level questions: Level 1 of Chapter 2

Question	Answer
PITAHC meaning	Philippine Institute for Traditional and Alternative Health Care
TAMA ACT OF 1997	RA 8423
PITAHC products	1 Daucus carota L. 2 PAPAYA herbal soap 3 Cassia alata L. (AKAPULKO) 4 Psidium guajava L. (BAYABAS) 5 Citrus medica L. (CALAMANSI) 6 Cucumis sativa L. (CUCUMBER) 7 Averrhoa bilimbi L. (CAMIAS) 8 Raphanus sativus L. (LABANOS)
According to WHO it is “ the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness.”	TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Former Health Secretary __ in 1992, through the Department of Health, launched the alternative medicine program He also sponsored RA 8423	Juan Flavier
Former President __ signed into law __, also known as the __, an Act creating the __ to accelerate the development of traditional and alternative health-care in the Philippines,	1 Fidel V. Ramos 2 Republic Act 8423 3 Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 4 Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC)
1 __ declared November as Traditional and Alternative Health Care (TAHC) Month	PROCLAMATION No. 698 in 2004
What is the purpose of November TAHC month?	to provide insights in herbal medicine practice, and to increase awareness of traditional and alternative medicines that are approved for public use.
It defines traditional medicine (also called indigenous or folk medicine) as “knowledge, skills, and practices based on theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of physical or mental illness.”	RA 8423
Other name for traditional medicine	Indigenous medicine or Folk medicine
Vision & Mission of Republic Act 8423	VISION “People’s health through traditional and alternative health care” MISSION “We lead in the research and development, promotion and advocacy, and development of standards on traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM); and we ensure its accessibility, availability, sustainability and integration into the national health care system.”