Traditional and Alternative Medicine

No. 23

2002

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(b) a member from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education;
(c)

a member from the Institute of Traditional Medicine;

(d)

a member qualified in alternative medicine;

(e)

two mernbers qualified as traditional health practitioners;

(f)

a mernber from the Traditional Medicine Unit;

(g)

a mernber from the Ministry of Education and Culture; and

(h)

a member from the Ministry's Training Department.

2.-( I) The Professional Conduct Committee shall be consisted of the following
members:
(a)

the Chairman;

(b)

three members qualified as traditional health practitioners;

(c)

two members qualified as alternative health practitioners;

(d)

a legally qualified person from the Attorney General's Chambers;

(e)

a traditional birth attendant; and
a member from the Traditional Medicine Unit.

(f)

Composition of the
Professional
conduct
Committee

(2) The Committee may co-opt any person to attend its meetings but such a person shall not
take part in any decision reached by the Committee.
3. The Research and Development Committee shall be consisted of the following members:
(a)

the Chairman;

(b)

a member qualified as a traditional health practitioner;

(c)

a member qualified as an alternative health practitioner;

(d)

a member qualified as a traditional birth attendant;

(e)

a member from th.e Botany Department of the University of Oar es Salaam;

(f)

three members from the Traditional Medicine Institute;

(g)

a member from the National Institute for Medical Research;

(h)
(i)
(j)

a member from the Commission for Science and Technology.
a member from the Traditional Medicine Unit;
a member from the Authority responsible for food, drugs, cosmetics and medical
devices.
a member from a pharmaceutical industry.

(k)

Composition of the
Research
and
Development
Committee

4.-( I) The functions of the Academic Committee shall be:
(a)

to determine the category of formal training in traditional and alternative medicines;

(b)

to identify and approve training institutions for traditional and alternative medicines;
to acknowledge the training curricula for traditional and alternative medicines;.

(c)
(d)

to scrutinize, regulate, approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of CUTricula of traditional and alternative medicines; and

(e)

to make report to the Council.

Functions
of the
committees

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