An international platform for responsible healthcare integration
WPTCI is an emerging international non-governmental and humanitarian cooperation platform serving the Western Pacific, Asia-Pacific and ASEAN regions.
Why WPTCI was formed
The Western Pacific and ASEAN regions include some of the world's most culturally diverse, geographically dispersed and climate-vulnerable communities. Small island developing states, remote rural areas and humanitarian settings frequently face workforce shortages, medicine and equipment constraints, and gaps in the continuity of essential care.
WPTCI was formed to convene governments, universities, hospitals, humanitarian partners and community organisations around a shared question: how can safe, evidence-informed Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine complement conventional healthcare in these settings — without ever replacing it?
A healthier, more resilient and equitable world where conventional medicine and evidence-informed TCIM work responsibly together to improve health access, community wellbeing and planetary health.
To advance research, education, professional collaboration and humanitarian capacity that support the safe and responsible integration of TCIM into healthcare and community-resilience systems, particularly in underserved and resource-limited regions.
Principles guiding all WPTCI work
Conventional healthcare as the clinical backbone
Evidence, safety and ethics
Respect for national laws and professional regulation
Community-centred development
Cultural respect without compromising scientific integrity
Health equity
Planetary-health responsibility
Political neutrality
Transparency and accountability
International and multidisciplinary collaboration
Organisational Development
- 2024Founding concept and international consultations
- 2025Global Secretariat established in Singapore
- 2025Malaysia CLBG NGO entity under establishment
- 2025–26Regional cooperation networks and advisory panel formation
- FutureCountry chapters, research fellowships, humanitarian pilots