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MALAYSIA

Global Information Hub on Integrated Medicine çGlobinMedé The one-stop

portal for Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) and Integrated

Medicine (IM)

Zakiah Ismail

Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang 50588 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

The Global Information Hub on Integrated Medicine (GlobinMed), the ultimate one-stop centre for Tradi-
tional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) and Integrated Medicine (IM) (URL address: http://

www.globinmed.com) houses a huge reservoir of validated and up-to-date information pertaining to T&CM and
IM, intended for the public as well as the professionals. This information include but not limited to the scopes

of Policy, T&CM, Medicinal Products, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Trade and Business, Training and
Education, Research and Publication, Conservation and Safety. The objective of GlobinMed is to establish an
Information Hub on IM for the world through Malaysia, utilising strategic partnerships with other nations,

international organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
The current phase of implementation, GlobinMed Growth and Membership Drive, called for more vigorous

promotion not only getting to introduce GlobinMed into bigger community and professional but also invite for
more partner to contribute in enriching its content and improving the supporting technology used in these
website. In the contact of Asean spirit, we belief, there are many potential that we could share and hence, all

are welcome to be onboard to work together in this endeavour.
Key words: Traditional and Complementary Medicine; Integrated Medicine; strategic partnerships con-
tent enrichment.