Amie Steel and Hope Foley

This blog post is based on the Evidence & Policy article, ‘Designing the Contemporary Implementation of Traditional knowledge and Evidence (CITE) framework to guide the application of traditional knowledge in contemporary health contexts: a Delphi study’.

The Contemporary Implementation of Traditional Knowledge and Evidence (CITE) framework is a groundbreaking guide designed to integrate traditional medicine (TM) with modern healthcare systems. Developed through expert consensus, with the results published in Evidence & Policy, this framework provides essential principles and criteria for evaluating and applying traditional knowledge in clinical practice, research, education and policy. As global health initiatives and institutions increasingly recognise the value of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Healthcare (TCIH), the CITE Framework offers a timely, practical solution for ensuring the quality, safety, and efficacy of these practices in contemporary health contexts.

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