About the Institute
The Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb (waqf), a Public Benefit Organisation (930 008 939) was established in 1997 to promote the training and practice of Tibb in South Africa, with the objective of developing a healthcare model that is accessible, affordable and effective. To achieve this objective three requirements had to be met.
Since inception, The Institute has worked tirelessly to establish this comprehensive and holistic system of medicine and refine its principles so that it maintains its integrity whilst remaining effective in modern times. Referred to as Unani-Tibb, Iranian Medicine, Anatolian Medicine or Western Herbal Medicine in other parts of the world, Tibb, as it is called in South Africa, remains the focus of the Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb. We endeavour to uphold the principles of Hippocrates, Galen and Ibn Sina into a sustainable and efficacy driven model suited to address health needs in the 21st Century, with the aim that Tibb, as an integrative model both locally and globally, will address many of the problems facing healthcare today.
To participate in the promotion of healthcare provision locally and internationally through quality, cost-effective, integrative medicine.
In line with its vision, the Institute is committed to:
Facilitate the training and development of Tibb practitioners.
Introducing the Tibb philosophical principles to healthcare professionals wishing to integrate Tibb into their current practice
Integrating the Tibb principles in primary healthcare clinics and at consumer level, with emphasis on the role of lifestyle in health promotion and illness management.
Establishing primary healthcare clinics and holistic wellness centres in underprivileged areas.
To participate in the promotion of healthcare provision locally and internationally through quality, cost-effective, integrative medicine.
In line with its vision, the Institute is committed to:
Facilitate the training and development of Tibb practitioners.
Introducing the Tibb philosophical principles to healthcare professionals wishing to integrate Tibb into their current practice
Integrating the Tibb principles in primary healthcare clinics and at consumer level, with emphasis on the role of lifestyle in health promotion and illness management.
Establishing primary healthcare clinics and holistic wellness centres in underprivileged areas.