10.3.1 The MOH shall promote and encourage research, development and rational use of herbal medicines that are widely believed to be efficacious, safe and of good quality.

10.3.2 The MOH, through the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC), shall supervise training and register herbal practitioners and regulate their activities to ensure that they conform to the standards set by the TMPC.

10.3.3 All traditional medicine products shall be subjected to the regulations and standards provided for under the Food and Drugs law.

10.3.4 The Government shall encourage and support financially, where necessary, research by the Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine and other research institutions, including the country's universities. This will be in the areas of identifying the useful components of herbal medicines for treatment of endemic diseases, their formulation into standardised products of reliable quality, and rationalisation of their use.

10.3.5 The Government shall promote the exchange of research findings with other countries and international agencies such as the WHO, UNDP, and shall encourage and support the participation of local drug research institutions in international drug research activities.

10.3.6 The Government in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Lands, Forestry and Mines and any other related sector; shall encourage the cultivation and sustainable harvest of medicinal plants.