The controversy surrounding homeopathy are conducted with varying success for many years.

What say the Ministry of health and patients academic of the Commission on pseudoscience?

the Commission on pseudoscience when the RAS Presidium prepared a Memorandum “On the false scientific character of homeopathy”. In the document, in particular: “the treatment of ultra-low doses” of homeopathic drugs has no “scientific basis and justification”.

the Commission recommended the Ministry of health to take all homeopathic medicines from hostlink, do not include them in standards and protocols, the Healthcare is to avoid the appearance on the market of medicines with the active substance labelled as a homeopathic remedy. FAS scientists propose to protect citizens from false advertising about the presence of such drugs “therapeutic properties” and pharmacies don’t place on the shelves of homeopathic medicines along with conventional. The use of homeopathy in “public health practice” was allowed by the order of Ministry of health of the Russian Federation in 1995. Last year in Russia was sold homeopathic remedies by 8 billion rubles (data DSM Group).

the Controversy surrounding homeopathy are conducted with varying success for many years

the Memorandum of scientists reacted promptly to the Ministry of health of Russia. “Currently, methods of homeopathy in varying degrees, acceptable for use in most countries of the world. We believe that within the treatment process and public procurement should be used only drugs with proven clinical efficacy. In this regard, on behalf of the head of the Ministry of health Veronika Skvortsova, the Ministry will establish a working group that includes representatives of the Russian Academy of Sciences, leading medical institutions and specialists in the field of homeopathy. The main goal will be to develop proposals for further regulation of this area taking into account modern international requirements of evidence” – reported in the Ministry of health. Note that disputes about the possibility of curing ultra-low doses of drugs are conducted with varying success for many years. Each side has its own arguments. Trying to hear made them and the correspondent ̶ 0;RG” Vladimir Snegirev article “the Mystery of the white ball” (6 December 2016).

development topics

Previously in the Public chamber of the Russian Federation issues of homeopathy has been devoted “a round table”. It was attended by representatives of authorities, scientists, representatives of public associations, in particular the non-commercial partnership of assistance to development of homeopathy, “national Council for homoeopathy”, the Russian homeopathic society (RGS) and the Russian homeopathic Association (WGA).

Among the many issues at the meeting discussed foreign experience in the field of homeopathy. It applies in 80 countries and has many supporters. In the European Union set annual homeopathy Day (celebrated in April). The method used by more than 50 percent of doctors in India, 40 per cent, 32 in France, 25 in Germany, 22 in Austria. In 10 countries in Europe, homeopathy is included in the health care system, in 7 countries – covered by insurance and a third of the population uses homeopathic medicines. Homeopathy in the member States of the EU contributed to change in 2004, the European pharmaceutical legislation, in particular, establishes the right of EU member to legalize the use of drugs, including homeopathic, registered in another EU country. The who in its documents also repeatedly called on to introduce homeopathy into the health care system, spoke at the discussion.

At the “round table” noted that in Russia there is no long-term development concept of homeopathy is that it needs long-term state program for state support.

they have?

Homeopathic practice is allowed and is present in 80 countries. The most convincing example is India, where the practice of about two hundred thousand homeopaths and employs over two thousand homeopathic clinics. There is all India Institute of homeopathy, and schools opened one hundred and twenty-two specialized faculty where I teach the basics of homeopathy. In Austria, France, Belgium, Britain – everywhere homeopathy exists legally, doctors are prepared by the universities, the number of patients is increasing. And in some countries patients pay for the cost of homeopathic treatment at the expense of policies of obligatory medical insurance (OMS). Although with some reservations. Take, for example, advanced Switzerland. On the one hand, the Federal office of health in March 2016 affirmed that “there is still no absolutely reliable data to prove the efficiency and effectiveness of homeopathy.” On the other hand, the same government Agency, “reflecting the will of the people”, were allowed to pay for services provided by homeopaths, due to the OMS.

In Germany, told “RG” the doctor of medical Sciences Gabriela Shorter, homeopathy science is not and has never been considered. In the universities, which in Germany function as scientific institutions homeopathy is not an official academic subject, but each aspirant or seeker of the title of doctor of science can freely study the effects of homeopathy and write this thesis or any other academic work. Calling the methods of homeopathy for the treatment – a private matter of the patient, which can receive information in various print sources or the Internet. Many doctors who have graduated from universities, majoring in medicine and admitted to practice after the official state exam, as well as Dr. Shorter, also offer homeopathic treatment. However, it will always be only a companion and is used solely at the request of the patient. Homeopathic remedies generally are dispensed without a prescription and is available at any licensed pharmacy. The Ministry of health of Germany homeopathy is not officially forbids or recommends, however, the medical insurance company homeopathic treatment not funded.

In South Korea, in parallel there are two kinds of medicine – familiar to us, which is called “Western” and traditional East. The last extensive use of a variety of homeopathic methods and products, although not limited to only them. The most common and “official” for Korea is Western medicine, but the clinics and pharmacies as “traditional” also if you want you can find. There is a very wide layer of people who prefer to stick with traditional medicine methods. Western-educated Korean doctors usually look at homeopathy skeptical, while Eastern doctors, on the contrary, tend to convince us that “with the right approach, these methods can help even when in General hospitals, the doctors shrug”.

Prepared by: Vladimir Snegirev, Anna Boas (Berlin), Oleg Kiryanov (Seoul)