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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, the authors would like to thank the Director-General of Health for his
great support in the preparation of the technical report of Herbal Medicine Usage
in Diabetes Management: A Qualitative Study among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus and Healthcare Providers in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Special thanks to
the Deputy Director-General of Health (Research and Technical Support), Director
of Traditional & Complementary Medicine Division and the Director of Institute for
Health Behavioural Research, for their continuous advice, guidance and support
throughout the process of the study.

The study was conducted with funding from the Ministry of Health Malaysia and
the authors would like to express their gratitude to the Ministry for this financial
support. We would like to acknowledge and dedicate special thanks to Pn. Hapsah
Mohd Dusa, former Principal Investigator (PI) for the cooperation throughout the
project. Gratitude to the reviewers of this technical report, for their assistance
especially in the final process presentation of data.

Our acknowledgement also goes to the Negeri Sembilan State Health Directors, Dr.
Khalijah Mohd Yusof, Dr. Mastura Ismail and the District Health Officers who have been
very supportive in mobilising resources during the preparation and implementation of
data collection. The authors thank all parties from Matron, Diabetes Nurse Educator,
Data Collectors, Drivers and all individuals who have assisted in the implementation
of the study.

We also extend our gratitude to all personnel in the Institute for Health Behavioural
Research for their support in carrying out this study. Last but not least, our
sincere appreciation to all respondents who have participated in the study. Their
contributions in the study would assist the Ministry of Health in improving health
services in Malaysia.

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