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1. "The Development of an Indigenous Nursing Programme incorporating traditional Models and Values", jointly by Mere Balzer, President, Ngaire Whata, Chairman and Sharon Lambert, Chief Executive Officer of the National Maori Health Providers Association.

2. "Enlightenment as a basis for the coming generation to respect and protect indigenous knowledge for the benefit of themselves and their communities, and for indigenous healers to develop their rights" by Professor Lilian Zollner, Director, Centre for Suicide Research, Denmark.

3. "L'approche de la Médecine Traditionnelle Africaine" by Dr. Erick Gbodossou, President, the Association for the promotion of Traditional Medicine (PROMETRA).

4. "Setting Global Standards for Education, Training, Research and Service Provision within the Circle of Traditional Healing" by Katharine Lee, President of the South African National Association of Traditional Healers.

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

6. "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.

7. "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.

8. "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.

9.  "Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - Our Future, Our Health, Our Land" by Dr. Alan Eldridge, Chief Executive Officer,  The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association.

10. "Old Medicines versus New Diseases" by Dr. Rodwell Vongo, President, Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ).

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

12. "It Is Important To Protect Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Knowledge for TCM's Existence and Development" by Professor Quian Jia and Dr. Junying Fu, Institute of Scientific & Technical Information, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China.

13. "Minimum Standards of Practice In Traditional Medicine In Sub-Saharan Africa" by Dr. Dorothy Balaba, Director, Traditional & Modern Health Care Providers Together Against AIDS (THETA), Uganda.

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

15. "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.

16. “Training Traditional Healers (THs) Improves their capacity to deliver HIV/AIDS/STDs prevention and care services in rural settings - THETA experience in Uganda” by Kaye Richard Mugula, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together against AIDS and other diseases (THETA), Uganda.

17. “Identification of common herbal remedies used for the treatment of opportunistic infections in the resource limited setting of rural Uganda” by Achola Roselline Katandi, Research Nurse, Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together against AIDS and other diseases (THETA), Uganda.

18. “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.
 
19. "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.

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

21. "Protecting the Rights and Interests of Indigenous Medicine Practitioners" by Professor Nyameko Barney Pityana, Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

22.  "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.

23. "Role of Traditional Health Systems and Knowledge In The Treatment and Care for PLWHAs in Resource Limited Settings: A Case for Rural Uganda" by Peter Ddamulira, Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against HIV/AIDS and Other Diseases (THETA).

24. "Cultural Approach In HIV/AIDS Campaign: The Case Study of Tasaaga AIDS Support Group" by Richard Mayanja, Moses T. Mutebi and Scovia Kasolo, Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against HIV/AIDS and Other Diseases (THETA).

25. "Traditional Healing Beliefs, Practices and Societal Norms in Primary Health Care" by Andrew Kasattiro Musisi, Traditional Healer and Nashib Kikonyogo Galukindu, Traditional healer, Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against HIV/AIDS and Other Diseases (THETA).

26. "The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Conservation and Preservation of Herbal Medicine In Uganda" by Andrew Kasattiro Musisi, Traditional Healer and Nashib Kikonyogo Galukindu, Traditional healer, Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against HIV/AIDS and Other Diseases (THETA).

27. " Use of Indigenous Knowledge In Development: A Study of Different Organizations in Nepal" by Poshendra Satyal Pravat, MPhil in Environment and Development, Campaigner Volunteer, Forests Monitor, Cambridge, UK.

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

 

 

 
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