THE Cebu Provincial Government recently formed a task force dedicated to the promotion and public education of traditional and alternative health care.

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia signed Executive Order 10 on Feb. 15, 2021, which pushed the creation of the task force.

Traditional and alternative health care refers to the knowledge, skills and practices of health care—other than those under biomedicine—which are used in the prevention, diagnosis and elimination of physical and mental disorders.

“Many people cannot afford to buy medicine. But alternative health care, such as changing how you eat and eating more fruits and vegetables, can have a huge positive impact on the body,” said Dr. Dale Pasco, a surgeon and a traditional medicine practitioner. He is a member of the task force.

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