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4nd
Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine & Indigenous
Knowledge |
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Saint Paul: Africa First LLC |
| Country |
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United States |
| Type |
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Conference |
| Topics |
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Healthcare areas: Traditional Medicine
Health Determinants: Human Rights and Violence
Healthcare areas: HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Healthcare areas: Infectious Diseases
Healthcare areas: Non-Infectious and Chronic Diseases |
| Language |
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English |
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| Location |
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School of Medical Sciences Auditorium,
University of Cape Coast, Republic of Ghana |
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Objectives/
Content |
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Objectives:
(a) To review the level of progress national governments
have made in empowering traditional medicine practitioners
to provide safe, effective and quality products and practices
as an integral part of their primary healthcare systems
after nearly two decades when the World Health Organization
gave its recognition to the potentials of traditional medicine
and encouraged member nations to promote and support its
usage, and after several international meetings and commitments
made by member nations to develop traditional medicine as
part of their healthcare systems.
(b) To recommend to national governments universally
accepted strategies to make institutionalization of traditional
medicine as part of their primary healthcare delivery
systems a reality.
(c) To search and identify for further research and development,
both documented and undocumented traditional/alternative
medicines and healing practices, which are efficacious,
safe and affordable, for the prevention and treatment
of HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, cancer, sickle cell,
diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, stroke and mental
disorders, etc.
(d) To develop and recommend to national governments
drafts of international, regional and municipal intellectual
property, copyright and patent laws on traditional medicine
and indigenous knowledge forms suitable to the specific
needs of individual nations to ensure protection for the
rights of underserved people to biodiversity, discoveries
in medicinal therapies and scientific innovations towards
economic and social advancement. |
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| Next Beginning |
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Monday, August 2 to Thursday,
August 5, 2010. |
| Duration |
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1 week |
Participants'
Profile |
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all the citizens of the world, especially, health policy makers, indigenous peoples, health institutions, scientists, orthodox medical practitioners, nurses, medical schools, medical associations, traditional health practitioners, botanists, foundations, hospitals, pharmaceutical and bio-technological companies, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, legal practitioners, law schools, environmentalists, HIV-Caregivers, students, people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases. |
| Coordinator |
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J.William Danquah, President/CEO |
| Cooperation |
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Ghana Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS Ghana Office, Ghana AIDS Commission and Esperanza Medicines Foundation |
| Course fee |
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Cost per person for participation in all the 4 days
conference sessions, including conference kit, abstract
book, coffee/tea and lunch daily is $400.00. Registration
fee is non-refundable. |
For further
information |
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Tel: +1 (0)651 646 4721
Email: info@africa-first.com
Internet: http://africa-first.com/4thglobalsummit/Default.asp |
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| Last update |
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09/02/2010 mas |
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