菲律宾正式和合法的保健体系中以西医为主,由于以高技术为基础并依赖进口,代价较高。在此情况下确实需要对现存的保健体系进行评价和改革,开发一种新的传统和替代性医学体系,这一体系应当能提供安全、有效,且能为大多数菲律宾人接受的保健服务。目前在传统医学领域尚无现成的学校。菲律宾全国目前有25万尚未被政府正式认可的传统医生,他们的知识和技术的传授主要依 The official and legal health care system in the Philippines is dominated by Western medicine, which is costly because it is based on high technology and relies on imports. Under these circumstances, there is a real need to evaluate and reform the existing health care system and develop a new traditional and alternative medical system that can provide safe, effective, and accessible health services for most Filipinos. There is no ready-made school in the field of traditional medicine. There are currently 250,000 traditional doctors in the Philippines that have not yet been officially recognized by the government. Their knowledge and skills are mainly