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HIV/AIDS SESSIONS

(1) Professor Sakyi Awuku Amoa, Director General, Ghana AIDS Commission, Accra, Ghana: "HIV/AIDS Situation in Ghana:  "The Role of the Ghana AIDS Commission and the Traditional Medicine Practitioners in the National Response".

(2) Dr. Ossy M.J. Kasilo, Regional Adviser on Traditional Medicine, WHO African Regional Office, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo: "Traditional Medicine and HIV/AIDS In The African Region". 

(3) Professor Alex Matter, CEO & Chairman, Esperanza Medicines Foundation, Basel, Switzerland: "Research into natural products with proven activity in relevant models against vaginal HIV-1 transmission (topical microbicides)".

(4) Dr. Alex Opio Chono, Head of Clinical Research, Traditional & Modern Health Care Providers Together Against AIDS (THETA), Kampala, Uganda: “Selection and Evaluation of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS and other diseases - THETA Experience”.

(5) Togbega Dr. Dabra VI, Pharmacist, Traditional Medicine Consultant, Hereditary Paramount Chief & President/CEO, PROMETRA GHANA: "Building Appropriate Capacities of Traditional Healers In The Fight Against STDS-HIV/AIDS: Lessons From PROMETRA GHANA/GARFUND PROJECT".

(6) Beatrice Dlamini, Manager, Swaziland National AIDS/STI Programme: "Strengthening relationship between the National AIDS/STI Program and the Swaziland Traditional Healers Association in combating HIV/AIDS".

(7) 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: "Efficacy of Traditional Medicine in Treatment of Malaria and HIV/AIDS".

(8) Professor Claude Mararike, Executive Member, Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association: "HIV/AIDS - A View from African Traditional Medicine". 

(9) S. D. Browne~Umar, Salihumar & Associates, Advocates of HIV and AIDS Education, Accra, Ghana: "The Theory, Application and Implications of The Universal HIV Vaccine Formula (UHVF)".

(10) Dumith Chequer Bou-Habib, MD, PhD, Senior Investigator of the Department of Immunology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute/Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: "Interactions HIV-1 - Host Cells: Immunomodulation in the HIV-1/Trypanosomatids Co-infection Model". 

(11) Dr. Rodwell Vongo, President Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ): "The Challenges of Traditional Healing and HIV/AIDS".

(12) Dr. Mary Ann Richardson, Vice President, Research & Development, National Foundation of Alternative Medicine, Washington DC USA: “Traditional Medical Approaches for HIV and Chronic Disease: Issues in Clinical Trials and Options for Outcomes Research”. 

(13) Professor Emmanuel Bassene, Department of Pharmacy, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal: "Contribution à la connaissance des plantes médicinales utilisées par les tradipraticiens de la ville de Ouagadougou, pour la prise en charge des personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA".

(14) Dr. Matthew Penjani Kamanga James Theu, Member of the International Traditional Health Practitioners and Research Council of Malawi: "The Status of Traditional Medicine Development and Practice in Malawi.

(15) Professor Dr. L.A. Pieters, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Antwerp, Belgium, presenting on behalf of the Society for Medicinal Plant Research, Germany: "Phytochemical, Pharmacological and Clinical Evaluation of Traditional Drugs from Guinea against HIV". 

(16) Dr. George Acquaye and Jacob Amoah, Pharmacist, M & Jay Health Management Consult, Ghana: "The Potency of MJ Goldoni: Arresting and reversing the declining health status of persons living with AIDS - The Asante Mampong Experience".  

(17) Dr Rokia Sanogo, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-stomatology University of Mali, Assistant Researcher of Traditional Medicine Department of Ministry of Health, Mali: "Contribution of Traditional Healers to the Prevention and Reduction of HIV/AIDS in Mali".

(18) Macdilla Howard, Counselling Coordinator, National AIDS and STI Control Program, Liberia: " The HIV/AIDS Situation in Liberia and Traditional Healers Treatment of People Living with HIV/AIDS".

(19) Mr. Joseph Mthetwa, Senior Scientist, Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Traditional Medicine Research Unit. Currently working with WHO AFRO in Harare to evaluate Traditional Medicine used to treat HIV/AIDS and Malaria, Zambia. 

(20) Professor Qian Jia and Dr. Chaozhong Zhang, Institute of Scientific & Technical Information, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China: "The Therapeutic Principle of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the Effect of TCM on AIDS in China".

(21) Professor Duo Gao, Chairman, Anglo-Chinese Doctor Society and Professor Yilan Shen, both of Herbal King Group of Clinics, England: “HIV and Traditional Chinese Medicine – a Source of Hope”.

 (22) Dr. Warren Naamara, Country Coordinator, United Nations Joint Programmes on AIDS (UNAIDS), Accra, Ghana: "Recent Global Developments in Scaling Up HIV Treatment".

(23) Saihou Ceesay, Director, Gambia National AIDS Secretariat, Banjul, Gambia: "National Response to HIV/AIDS in The Gambia".

(24) Dr. Kader Bacha, Environmental Development of The Third World (ENDA TM), Senegal: "Médecine Traditionnelle Et Maladies Opportunistes du Sida".

(25) Dr Mamadou Seck, immediate past Executive Director, African Council on AIDS Service Organizations, Senegal: "The Involvement Of Traditional Healers In HIV Prevention In Africa".

(26) Dr. Mrs. Ezinne Enwereji, College of Medicine, Abia State University, Nigeria: “Medicinal plants of importance in the treatment and/or prevention of some opportunistic infections of HIV/AIDS in Abia State of Nigeria”.

(27) Dr. Peggy Oti-Boateng, Director, Technology Consultancy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana: "Nutrition Intervention Using Local Ghanaian Diets: Impact and Recommendations".

(28) Dr. Laud Okine, Director, Centre for Scientific Research Into Plant Medicine, Akwapim Mampong, Ghana: "Pre-clinical and Clinical Evaluation of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of HIV/AIDS".

(29) Ms. S.A. Rankoana, (Lecturer), South Africa University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, School of Social Sciences: "Indigenous Knowledge Systems for the prevention and cure of HIV/AIDS".

(30) Suzanne Arms, Author, Photojournalist, Founder and Executive Director of Birthing The Future, Bayfield, Colorado: "The Vital Role of Motherhood and the Mother-Baby Bond in HIV Prevention: A Community Responsibility".

(31) Barbara J. Gosse, Hennepin Faculty Associates, Alternative Medicine Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: “Building Sustainable Public Health Capacities with Traditional Chinese Medicine Against HIV/AIDS”.

(32) Dr. Theophilus B. Kwofie, Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana: “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”.

(33) Dr. Laura Louie, ND, Rac, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: “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”.

(34) Mr. I. A. Jegede, Department of Medicinal Plant Research and Traditional Medicine, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Abuja, Nigeria: “Pharmacognostic Standardization of Androlgraphis Paniculata - Plant used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS”.

(35) Gilbert L. Rochon, Ph.D., MPH, (Chief Scientist, Rosen Center for Advanced Computing), Associate Vice President for Collaborative Research, Purdue University, Information Technology, Indiana: :The Role of Information Technology in Facilitating a Coalition between Conventional Medical Practitioners and Traditional Healers in the Struggle against HIV/AIDS in Africa”.

(36) Mr. Kojo O. Eduful, Vice President, Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (GHAFTRAM): “Traditional and Alternative Treatment of HIV/AIDS: The Ghanaian Indigenous Therapies”.

(37) Mr. Ben Botwe, Deputy Chief Executive, Food & Drugs Board, Republic of Ghana: "Regulation of Herbal Medicinal Products for the management of Chronic Diseases – HIV/AIDS".

(38) Mr. Essossimiminam Lakassa, Secrétaire Général, L’Association des Thérapeutes Traditionnels du Togo: “The necessity of including Traditional Healers in the battle against HIV/AIDS”.

(39) “Empowering Traditional Healers Associations to Effectively Support Public Health Systems” by Mr. Naa Nartey, Executive Seninor Member, Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association.

TRADITIONAL MEDICINE & INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS

1. "Invisible Traumas: Reclaiming Cultural integrity in the face of Slavery by Rudolph C. Ryser, PhD, Member, Teitnapum Cowlitz Tribe, Founding Chair and Executive Director, Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington, USA.

2. "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.

3. "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

4. "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., Professor of Law and Chair, Intellectual Property Graduate Program, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, USA.

5. "Contemporary Medicine: Traditional Vision and Western Administration" by Dr. E. Richard Atleo, Hereditary Chief of The Ahousaht, British Columbia, Canada.

6. "Towards a Systematic Approach to Assessment of Traditional Medicines" by Professor David Ofori-Adjei, FRCP Edin, FGCPS, Director, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana.

7. "Overview of the Development of an International Framework for Protection of Traditional Knowledge" by Valerie Etim, Traditional Knowledge Division, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 

8. "The Status of Medicinal Plants Sector in India Intellectual Property Right Issues" by Dr. Harbir Singh, Senior Scientist, NCAP, India.

9. "Prospective Outcomes Documentation System: A New Methodology for Conducting Rigorous Research on Traditional Medicine for HIV/AIDS" by Matthew Fritts, M.P.H., Clinical Research Associate, Samueli Institute, Virginia, USA.

10. "Coyote Wisdom: The Wisdom of the World's Indigenous Cultures for Healing and Transformation" by Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD, Integrative Medicine Program, University of Arizona, USA.

11. "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.

12. "Sui Generis Legislation and Valuing Biological Resources in Ethno-Healing Practices among tribes of Chhattisgarh: An appraisal " by Dr. Rabindra Nath Pati, Senior Anthropologist, Indigenous Knowledge Foundation of India.

13. Dr. A. Kweku Andoh, Ethnobotanist, North Scale Education & Research Institute, Inc, College Park, GA USA: “Why Can’t Africa Use Her Own Medicine? - Investigation into Why Naturally Occurring Herbal Remedies Are Not Exploited by African People”.

14. “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

15. "Cameroon: The Traditional Doctor's Duty to Administer Efficacious Drugs" by Ntsanyu Nana Constantine, Faculty of Laws, University of Yaounde II, Cameroon.

16. "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.

17. "The Importance of Indigenous Science and Technology to Developing Countries" by Professor Lutfor Rahman, Founder & Vice Chancellor, Pundra University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

18. "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.

19. “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. 

20. "Towards A Collaborative Protection Framework For Indigenous African Products: Space and Context Issues" by Solly Moses Musoke, Director, Center for Advancement of Traditional Medicine and Health Systems (CATH), Pretoria, South Africa.

21. "Practical Initiatives for Capacity Building and Sustainable Development relating to Traditional Knowledge" by Valerie Etim, Traditional Knowledge Division, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

22. "Protecting the Rights and Interests of Indigenous Medicine Practitioners" by Professor Dr. Esther Kibuka-Sebitosi, Centre for African Renaissance Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

23. "Use of Indigenous Knowledge In Development: A Study of Different Organizations in Nepal" by Poshendra Satyal Pravat, PhD Researcher, Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University, United Kingdom.

24.  "Meditation: The Role of Silence in Health" by Dr. Kofi Kondwani, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health & Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

25.  "Poverty, Biodiversity and Conservation of Medicinal Plant" by Dr. Mrs. N. Rajalakshmi, Director, Agro Economic Research Centre, University of Madras, Chepauk, India.

26.  "Transformation of Traditional Sacred Forest Institutions and Impact On Environment" by Jacob Muhando Nyangila, Kenya Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge Dept. (KENRIK), Nairobi, Kenya.

27."The Role of Traditional Medicine In Health Care" by Dr.Lius G. Sambo, Director, African Regional Office, World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo. 

28. "The Integration of Traditional Medicine Into Conventional Medical Education" by Dr. Ellen Tattelman, Associate Professor, Albert Einstien College of Medicine, New York, USA.

29. “A Collaborative Model Clinic for Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge and Practice in Tanzania” by Dr. Godfrey B.R. Swai, MD, DPH, Dares Salaam, Tanzania.

30. “Missing each other: Negotiating relationships between Biomedicine and Sangoma in contemporary South Africa” by Jo Thobeka Wreford, Research Fellow, AIDS and Society Research Unit (ASRU), Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), University of Cape Town, South Africa.

31. “Opportunities for Integrating Traditional and Modern Health Care through Sector Wide Approaches” by Dr. Khama Rogo, World Bank’s Lead Health Specialist of the Africa Region.

32. “The future of drug discovery through traditional medicine” by Eric J. Buenz, Ethnobotanist, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Complementary & Integrative Medicine Program, Rochester, Minnesota.