Second Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine and Indigenous Knowledge
The summit will be held March 10 – 14 in Ghana and will focus on promoting the best practices of traditional medicines in the prevention and management of HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases; and identifying mechanisms for the enhancement and protection of traditional medical knowledge.
The conference will have the following specific objectives:
- To serve as a forum for the identification of traditional medicines and practices of established value used in the prevention and management of HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, cancer, sickle cell, anemia, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, stroke and mental disorders, for further evaluation of safety, efficacy and quality standards.
- To promote respect for traditional healing practices and a mutual understanding between practitioners of traditional medicine and conventional medicine based on the guiding principles which drive the science of these two distinct disciplines.
- To identify mechanisms for fostering sustainable partnerships between traditional health practitioners and conventional health practitioners for accelerating the prevention and management of HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, cancer, sickle cell anemia, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, stroke and mental disorders; and
- To promote the review and development of jurisdictions and patent laws that adequately capture intellectual property rights emanating from Traditional Medicine, international, regional, state, local laws and legislations, taking into account, relevant intellectual property rights regimes to ensure adequate protection of traditional medical knowledge and allowing its sustainable development.
Adapted from conference website.
For more information and to register, visit the conference website.
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