# Indonesia and WHO team up on herbal medicine safety

> Indonesia and the World Health Organization partner to strengthen oversight of traditional medicines, aiming to unlock a vast untapped market while protecting consumers from dangerous counterfeits.
- Title: Indonesia and WHO team up on herbal medicine safety | Shortify
- Summary: Indonesia and the World Health Organization partner to strengthen oversight of traditional medicines, aiming to unlock a vast untapped market while…
- Keywords: indonesia, world health organization, herbal medicine, traditional medicine, drug surveillance, bpom, jamu, bioeconomy, Antara News
- Source: Antara News — https://en.antaranews.com/news/440135/indonesia-who-bolster-herbal-medicine-control-to-tap-economic-benefit
- Published: 2026-11-04T07:27:44+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: indonesia, world health organization, herbal medicine, traditional medicine, drug surveillance, bpom, jamu, bioeconomy, news
## Indonesia and WHO join forces on herbal safety
The Indonesian government and World Health Organization have partnered to strengthen post-market surveillance of traditional medicines and health supplements, aiming to ensure consumer safety and unlock bioeconomic potential.
## Indonesia's vast medicinal plant potential
Indonesia possesses approximately thirty-one thousand plant species with potential medicinal applications.Jamu, Indonesia's traditional herbal wellness system, is inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.BPOM has issued around twenty-seven thousand distribution permits for natural medicinal products.
## Massive gap between potential and reality
The global traditional medicine market is projected to reach US six hundred six billion dollars.
## Counterfeit drugs pose serious health risks
Illicit adulteration of traditional remedies with synthetic chemical drugs poses severe public health risks including organ failure and chronic complications.

> BPOM bears the fundamental duty of ensuring robust oversight so that all products in circulation are strictly monitored and safe for consumption.
## WHO partnership to align safety standards
WHO Indonesia National Professional Officer for Essential Drugs and Medicines Liyana Rakinaturia said the partnership is expected to boost BPOM's regulatory capacity.
## Key takeaway

Indonesia and WHO are strengthening post-market surveillance of traditional medicines to ensure safety and tap a market worth up to twenty billion dollars.