GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (GIMPA), GREENHILL, ACCRA, GHANA
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GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (GIMPA), GREENHILL, ACCRA, GHANA
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AGENDAThe outline of the agenda for the 5-days scientific and technical sessions, beginning from March 14, 2006 and terminating on March 18, 2006, and the sub-themes by which the proceedings of the conference will be driven are as follows: DAY ONE - TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006 FIRST PLENARY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SESSION Understanding HIV/AIDS and Traditional Healing
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Arrival and registration of participants and guests 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM Opening Prayers by a Traditional Priest 09:10 AM – 09:25 AM Introduction of Chairman, Professor Ivan Addae Mensah, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, and distinguished guests by Professor Patrick Twumasi, Chairman of the Organizing Committee. 09:25 AM – 09:40 AM Opening remarks of the Chairman, Professor Ivan Addae Mensah. 09:40 AM – 10:10 AM Narration of a personal experience of K. Awuta, a Ghanaian HIV Positive Person and his recovery and survival through the use of Traditional Medicine. 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM “Interactions of HIV-1 – Host Cells: Immunomodulation in the HIV-1/Trypanosomatids Co-infection Model” by Dumith Chequer Bou-Habib, MD, PhD, Senior Investigator of the Department of Immunology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 10:40 AM - 11:05 AM “Recent Global Developments in Scaling Up HIV Treatment" by Dr. Warren Naamara, Country Coordinator, United Nations Joint Programmes on AIDS, Accra, Ghana. 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM The Theory, Application and Implications of The Universal HIV Vaccine Formula (UHVF) by S. D. Browne~Umar, Salihumar & Associates, Advocates of HIV and AIDS Education, Accra, Ghana. 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM "Prevention of HIV/AIDS - A View from African Traditional Medicine" by Professor Claude Mararike, Executive Member, Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association. 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM LUNCH BREAK 01:45 PM – 02:15 PM "The Challenges of Traditional Healing and HIV/AIDS" by Dr. Rodwell Vongo, President Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ). 02:15 PM - 03:45 PM “Practice Outcomes Documentation System: A New Methodology for Conducting Research on Traditional Medicine for HIV/AIDS by Matthew Fritts, M.P.H., Samueli Institute. 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM "Contribution of Traditional Healers to the Prevention and Reduction of HIV/AIDS in Mali" by Dr Rokia Sanogo, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-stomatology of Mali University, Assistant Researcher of Traditional Medicine Department of Ministry of Health, Mali. 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM COFFEE BREAK 04:30 PM - 04:55 PM Implication de la Médecine Traditionnelle dans la prise en charge des personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA by Dr Alain Dominique ZOUBGA Chef Service Recherche en Santé/DEP Ministère de la SANTE, Ouagadougou, Burkina Fasso 04:55 PM - 06:25 PM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERIOD 06:25 PM – CLOSURE OF FIRST SCIENTIFIC & TEHNICAL SESSION
DAY TWO - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2006 OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONIES 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Arrival and registration of participants and guests 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM Opening Prayers by a Traditional Priest 09:10 AM – 09:25 AM Introduction of the Chairman and distinguished guests 09:25 AM – 09:45 AM Welcome Statement by J.William Danquah, CEO, Africa First, LLC 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM Policy Statement by the Chairman, Honourable Courage Quarshigah, Minister of Health, Republic of Ghana on Traditional Medicine, HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Knowledge. 10:15 AM – 10:35 AM Traditional Medicine and HIV/AIDS in the WHO African Region by Dr. Ossy MJ Kasilo, Traditional Medicine Programme, WHO Regional Office for Africa. 10:35 AM – 10:50 AM “National Response to HIV/AIDS in The Gambia” by Mr. Saihou Ceesay, Director, Gambia National AIDS Secretariat, Banjul, Gambia 10:50 AM - 11:15 AM The HIV/AIDS Situation in Liberia and Traditional Healers Treatment of People Living with HIV/AIDS by Ms. Macdilla Howard, Counselling Coordinator, National AIDS and STI Control Program, Liberia 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM “Strengthening Relationship between the National AIDS/STI Program and the Swaziland Traditional Healers Association in combating HIV/AIDS” by Ms. Beatrice Dlamini, Manager Swaziland National AIDS/STI Program 11:45 AM - 11:50 AM National Anthem of Republic of Ghana 11:50 AM – 12:20 PM Opening Address by His Excellency John Kuffour, President of the Republic of Ghana 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM Official opening of the Exhibition Hall by His Excellency, John Kuffour, President of the Republic of Ghana 12:55 PM - 01:55 PM Presidential Welcome Lunch DAY TWO – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2006SECOND PLENARY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SESSIONConventional and Traditional Modules of Treating HIV/AIDS and other diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis. Moderators:
01:55 PM – 02:20PM
02:20 PM – 02:45 PM “The Need To Use The Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) as a Gold Standard to Evaluate The Efficacies of Medicinal Plants as Anti-retroviral Therapy Against HIV and AIDS” by Dr. Theophilus B. Kwofie, Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. 02:45 PM – 03:10 PM “The Mae On Project: A pilot project using acupuncture for symptom relief and improved quality of life in people living with AIDS in rural Thailand” by Dr. Laura Louie, ND, Rac, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. 03:10 PM – 03:35 PM Traditional Medical Approaches for HIV and Chronic Disease: Issues in Clinical Trials and Options for Outcomes Research by Mary Ann Richardson, Dr PH, Director for Research National Foundation for Alternative Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. 03:35 PM – 04:10 PM "Fostering Collaboration Between Traditional Healers, Patent Medicine Sellers and Primary Health Care Workers, in the treatment of Childhood Malaria" by Dr. Dora O. Akinboye et. al, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. 04:10 PM – 04:35 PM "Pre-clinical and Clinical Evaluation of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of HIV/AIDS" by Dr. Laud Okine, Director, Centre for Scientific Research Into Plant Medicine, Akwapim Mampong, Ghana. 04:35 PM – 04:45 PM COFFEE BREAK/SNACKS 04:45 PM – 05:10 PM "Nutrition Intervention Using Local Ghanaian Diets: Impact and Recommendations" by Dr. Peggy Oti-Boateng, Director, Technology Consultancy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. 05:10 PM – 06:25 PM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERIOD 06:25 PM – CLOSURE OF DAY TWO SESSIONS DAY THREE - THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2006 THIRD PLENARY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SESSION Bridging The Gap Between Traditional & Conventional Methods of Treating HIV/AIDS, and other diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis. Moderators:
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Arrival and registration of participants and guests 09:00 AM - 09:25 AM “The Role of Information Technology in Facilitating a Coalition between Conventional Medical Practitioners and Traditional Healers in the Struggle against HIV/AIDS in Africa” by Gilbert L. Rochon, Ph.D., MPH, (Chief Scientist, Rosen Center for Advanced Computing), Associate Vice President for Collaborative Research, Purdue University, Information Technology, Indiana. 09:25 AM - 09:50 AM "Since many western medical interventions lack scientific proof, why is there resistance to accepting traditional medicine fully into the global healthcare systems?" by Dr. Richard Nagler, Department of Internal Medicine, Barron Medical Center-Mayo Health System, Wisconsin, USA. 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM "Building Appropriate Capacities of Traditional Healers In The Fight Against STDS-HIV/AIDS: Lessons From PROMETRA GHANA/GARFUND PROJECT" by Togbega Dr. Dabra VI, Pharmacist, Traditional Medicine Consultant, Hereditary Paramount Chief and President/CEO, PROMETRA GHANA. 10:40 AM – 11:05 AMThe involvement of traditional healers in HIV prevention in Africa by Dr. Mamadou Seck, Immediate past Executive Director, African Council on AIDS Service Organizations, Senegal. 11:05 AM – 11:15 AM
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 AM – 11:40 AM "The Status of Traditional Medicine Development and Practice in Malawi” by Dr. Matthew Penjani Kamanga James Theu, Member of the International Traditional Health Practitioners and Research Council of Malawi. 11:40 AM – 12:05 PM “Why Can’t Africa Use Her Own Medicine? - Investigation into Why Naturally Occurring Herbal Remedies Are Not Exploited by African People by Dr. A. Kweku Andoh, Ethnobotanist, North Scale Education & Research Institute, Inc, College Park, GA USA 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM "Cameroon: The Traditional Doctor's Duty to Administer Efficacious Drugs" by Ntsanyu Nana Constantine, Faculty of Laws, University of Yaounde II, Cameroon.
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK
01:30 PM – 01:55 PM Traditional Medicine & HIV/AIDS Care Continuum: Role of Traditional Healers in the Care & Support to People living with HIV/AIDS by Abdel Kader Bacha, ENDA, Senegal. 01:55 PM - 02:20 PM
“Building Sustainable Public Health Capacities with Traditional Chinese Medicine Against HIV/AIDS” by Barbara J. Gosse, Hennepin Faculty Associates, Alternative Medicine Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
02:20 PM – 02:45 PM
“Medicinal plants of importance in the treatment and/or prevention of some opportunistic infections of HIV/AIDS in Abia State of Nigeria” by Dr. Mrs. Ezinne Enwereji, College of Medicine, Abia State University, Nigeria.
02:45 PM – 03:10 PM
Traditional and Alternative Treatment of HIV/AIDS by Kojo Odum Eduful, First Vice President of Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association.
03:10 PM – 03:20 PM
COFFEE BREAK
03:20 PM – 03:45 PM
"Indigenous Knowledge Systems for the prevention and cure of HIV/AIDS" by Ms. S.A. Rankoana, Lecturer, South Africa University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, School of Social Sciences.
03:45 PM – 04:10 PM
"Traditional and Contemporary Medicine: Vision and Administration" by Dr. E. Richard Atleo, Hereditary Chief of The Ahousaht, British Columbia, Canada. 04:35 PM – 06:10 PM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERIOD
06:10 PM - CLOSURE OF THIRD DAY’S SESSIONS DAY FOUR - FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2006 FOURTH PLENARY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SESSION Identification and Testing of Natural Products with potentially cost effective and safe remedies for HIV/AIDS and other degenerative diseases Moderators:
Professor Alex Matter Professor Dr. L.A. Pieters Dr. Lius G. Sambo Dr. Aliou Baldé Dr. George Acquaye Professor Duo Gao Jacob Amoah Professor Yilan Shen Dr. Alex Opio Chono I. A. Jegede Professor Qian Jia Dr. Esther Kibuka-Sebitosi Dr. Kofi Kondwani Professor Sakyi Awuku Amoa Mr. Ben Botwe
Arrival and registration of participants and guests 09:00 AM - 09:25 AM "Efficacy of Traditional Medicine in Treatment of Malaria and HIV/AIDS" by Dr. Aliou Baldé, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Conakry, Guinea and Director of the Centre de Recherche et de Valorisation des Plantes Médicinales de Dubréka. 09:25 AM – 09:50 AM "Phytochemical, Pharmacological and Clinical Evaluation of Traditional Drugs from Guinea against HIV" by Professor Dr. L.A. Pieters, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Antwerp, Belgium, presenting on behalf of the Society for Medicinal Plant Research, Germany. 09:50 AM – 10:15 AM "The Potency of MJ Goldoni: Arresting and reversing the declining health status of persons living with AIDS - The Asante Mampong Experience" by Dr. George Acquaye and Jacob Amoah, Pharmacist, M & Jay Health Management Consult, Ghana. 10:15 AM – 10:35 AM “HIV and Traditional Chinese Medicine – a Source of Hope” by Professor Duo Gao, Chairman, Anglo-Chinese Doctor Society and Professor Yilan Shen, both of Herbal King Group of Clinics, England. 10:35 AM – 10:45 AM COFFEE BREAK 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM “Selection and Evaluation of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS and other diseases - THETA Experience” by Dr. Alex Opio Chono, Head of Clinical Research, Traditional & Modern Health Care Providers Together Against AIDS (THETA), Kampala, Uganda. 11:10 AM – 11:35 AM The role of the Ghana AIDS Commission and the Traditional Medicine Practitioners on the National Response by Professor Sakyi Awuku Amoa, Director General, Ghana AIDS Commission. 11:35 AM – 12:00 PM “Pharmacognostic Standardization of Androlgraphis Paniculata - Plant used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS” by I. A. Jegede et. al, Department of Medicinal Plant Research and Traditional Medicine, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Abuja, Nigeria.
12:25 PM – 01:25 PM LUNCH BREAK
03:30 PM – 03:55 PM Regulation of Drugs and Herbal Medicines in Ghana by Ben Botwe, Deputy Executive Director, Ghana Food & Drugs Board. 03:55 PM – 04:05 PM COFFEE BREAK 04:05 PM – 06:05 PM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERIOD 06:05 PM – CLOSURE OF THIRD DAY’S SESSIONS DAY FIVE - SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2006 FIFTH PLENARY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SESSION Creating modules for evaluating and expanding existing educational methodologies to incorporate indigenous knowledge as a way to enhance cultural competency and safeguarding this valuable knowledge base. Creating modules to educate the populations in the third world on the cultivation, use and management of forest products and clean environment towards sustainable development. Creating modules for the promotion and advancement of reciprocal partnerships between scientists and indigenous people research, manufacture and marketing of natural products. Proposing a framework for the enactment of local, regional and international laws to protect the rights of local people to discovery of medicinal and forest products against bio-piracy. Moderators:
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Arrival and registration of participants and guests 09:00 AM – 09:25 AM Invisible Traumas: Reclaiming Cultural integrity in the face of Slavery by Rudolph C. Ryser, PhD, Chair of the Board, Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington, USA. 09:25 AM – 09:50 AM "Practical Initiatives for Capacity Building and Sustainable Development relating to Traditional Knowledge" by Valerie Etim, Traditional Knowledge Division, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 09:50 AM – 10:15 AM
"Ethno-Medicinal Practices and Sustainable Development: Sensitive Issues of Economic Transformation in Chattisgarh, India" by Dr. Rabindra Nath Pati, Senior Anthropologist, Indigenous Knowledge Foundation of India.
10:15 AM – 10:40 AM "Transformation of Traditional Sacred Forest Institutions and Impact On Environment" by Jacob Muhando Nyangila, Kenya Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge Dept. (KENRIK), Nairobi, Kenya. 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:15 AM
“A Collaborative Model Clinic for Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge and Practice in Tanzania” by Dr. Godfrey B.R. Swai, MD, DPH, Dares Salaam, Tanzania.
11:15 AM – 11:40 AM “Training of Traditional Healers in Herbal Tree Nursery, Sustainable Harvest, Conservation, Production and Sourcing for Medicinal Uses” by Anke Weisheit, Researcher, Faculty of Development Studies, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda 11:40 AM – 12:05 PM
12:05 PM – 12:30 PM "Empowering Traditional Healers Associations to effectively support Public Health Systems" by Mr. Naah Nartey, Executive Senior Member of the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association.
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK
01:30 PM – 01:55 PM "The Importance of Indigenous Science and Technology to Developing Countries" by Professor Lutfor Rahman, Pundra University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 01:55 PM – 02:20 PM
01:55 PM – 02:20 PM "Enacting International Laws and Implementing Public Policies To Protect The Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Knowledge and Biodiversity: Challenges and Opportunities" by William O. Hennessey, Esq., Franklin Pierce Law Center Professor of Law and Chair, Intellectual Property Program, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, USA 02:20 PM – 02:45 PM “Health-Nation-Building: The Collaborative Exchange Between Health Practitioners and Healers" by Mirjam Hirch, MA, Fellow in Traditional Healing Arts Policy, Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington, USA. 02:45 PM – 03:10 PM
"Traditional Healing and Health Policy From The Ground Up" by Dr. Rudolph Ryser, Member, Teitnapum Cowlitz Tribe, Founding Chair and Executive Director, Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington, USA.
03:10 PM – 03:35 PM "It Is Important To Protect Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Knowledge for TCM's Existence and Development" by Professor Qian Jia, Institute of Scientific & Technical Information, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China. 03:35 AM – 05:35 PM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PERIOD 05:55 PM – 06:55 PM
OPEN FORUM FOR ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND NETWORKING DECLARATIONS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATIONS DECLARATION BETWEEN TRADITIONAL HEALERS AND CONVENTIONAL DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS AND INVESTORS CIRCULATION OF OFFICIAL DECLARATIONS OF CONFERENCE
06:55 PM - 07:00 PM
VOTE OF THANKS BY PROFESSOR PATRICK TWUMASI
07:00 PM
AWARD OF CERTIFICATES FOR PARTICIPATION AND RECOGNITION FOR CONTRIBUTION/SUPPORT
PRESS CONFERENCE
OFFICIAL CLOSURE OF CONFERENCE
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