The present time brings a challenge of working on unifying projects, such as the World Health Congress 2023 Prague, which would enable dialogue and mutual cooperation among the TCIM (Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine) and other healthcare branches. This global trend is supported not only in the EU, but also the NATO, WHO, WHA and other international organizations recommend studying and developing the TCIM branches and including them in national healthcare. Currently, it is also very relevant and desired to start building a bridge between the medical fields of EBM (Evidence-Based Medicine) and the fields of TCIM, and create a space for mutual communication. It is necessary to realise that TCIM and medicine are not competitors, both should serve people in such an area where a given field can be suitably applied to improve the quality of life, to decrease incidence of diseases and raise healthcare knowledgeability. The Congress will be held in a hybrid form with the aim to preserve the intangible cultural heritage of TCIM for future generations.

For the best oral presentation and the best poster, a certificate associated with a prize of EUR 500 will be awarded during a special ceremony. For the first time, the Award of the Institute for TCIM/CAM for lifetime contribution to TCIM will also be presented.