Senegal Traditional Healing & HIV/AIDS Conference
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20-21 July, 2004
Dakar, Senegal
We are pleased to inform you that, in association with the Government
of the Republic of Senegal and ENDA TM, we shall host our 4th Inter-
national Conference & Exhibition on Traditional Medicine under the
theme: "Traditional Healing & HIV/AIDS" at Hotel Meridien President,
Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. This conference was originally slated
for July 2002 but had to be postponed because of September 11, 2001
terrorists attacks on the world.
The objectives of the 2 days plenary conference are:
(a) To update the world on the current situation of the HIV/AIDS epi-
demic, its trends, social and cultural impacts, in order to ascertain
the needs and appropriate areas of intervention for the future;
(b) To determine the role of traditional healers in the fight against
HIV/AIDS, based on successes achieved, issues of prevention, educa-
tion, research and ethics;
(c) To foster constructive dialogue and education between practitio-
ners of conventional medicine and traditional medicine;
(d) To promote better understanding of traditional healing practices
in various social and cultural backgrounds; and
(e) To stimulate alliances and networking between traditional healers
associations around the globe.
Below are some of the speakers and the topics they would discuss at
the conference:
1) Searching For Anti-HIV Agents Among The Traditional Medicines
Dr. Masao Hattori, Department of Metabolic Engineering, Institute of
Natural Medicine, Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
2) Cure & Prevention Of HIV/AIDS Infected People In Africa
Dr. Jean-Pierre Coulaud, Director of the French Institute of Tropical
Medicine & African Epidemiology, Director of Tropical Health Depart-
ment Xavier Bichat Faculte-University of Paris, Director of WHO Col-
laborating Center for STD (Institute Alfred Fournier) France and Pro-
fessor of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public
Health USA.
3) Dr. Mariza Morgado, Senior Scientist, Department of Immunology,
Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Brazil;
4) Botanical Identification of Medicinal Plants Used In The Treatment
of HIV/AIDS And Malaria In Masaiti and Mpongwe Districts, Zambia
Mr. Joseph Mthetwa, Senior Scientist, Tropical Diseases Research Cen-
tre, Department of Clinical Sciences, Traditional Medicine Research
Unit. (Currently working with WHO AFRO in Harare to evaluate Tradi-
tional Medicine used to treat HIV/AIDS and Malaria), Zambia;
5) Integrating Traditional Medicine Into Modern (Orthodox) Medicine:
One of the Biggest African Challenges at the Beginning of the 21st
Century
Dr. G.A. Balint, WHO Expert, Head, Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacol-
ogy, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary
6) (1) History of the HIV/AIDS alternative movement in the United
States (2) Summary of RCTs of Natural Medicines In HIV/AIDS Patients
(3) Promising areas of research: (a) Garlic/NK cell activity; (b)
Combination antiviral botanical therapy; (c) Ultrahigh dilutional cy-
tokine
Dr. Leanna J. Standish, Senior Scientist, Bastyr University AIDS Re-
search Center, Washington, USA.
7) A Primary T Cell Model To Study The Regulation of HIV Replication
and Persistence
Dr. Celsa Spina, Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathol-
ogy, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA.
8) Therapy In AIDS - Maintenance of Health of HIV/AIDS Patients
Dr. Angha S. Kulkarni, Aids Ayurvedic Care & Counselling Charitable
Center, India.
9) The Integration of Traditional Medicine Into Conventional Medical
Education
Dr. Ellen Tattelman, Associate Professor, Albert Einstien College of
Medicine, New York, USA.
10) The role of traditional medicine in HIV treatment and prevention
in the United States Native American population
Dr. Ben Muneta, President of the Association of American Indian Phy-
sicians, Oklahoma, USA.
11) Effect Of Acupuncture And Herbal Medicines On Immunological Re-
sponse In Humans
Dr. J. Federico Rivas V, Specialty in Acupuncture and Phytotherapy,
Head, Department of Health Sciences, Metropolitan Autonomous Univer-
sity-Iztapalapa, Mexico.
12) The Role of Traditional African Healers in the Fight Against
STD�s, HIV and AIDS in South Africa Ms.
Rebecca Rogerson, Traditional Healer, South Africa
This list would be updated along with relevant information as and
when we receive abstracts of the remaining resource persons who have
indicated their willingness to participate.
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.africa-first.com/4thICTM.asp
This conference is open to administrators, practitioners, educators
and students of modern and ancient medicine from Africa, Asia, Aus-
tralia, New Zealand, Europe, North America and South America relating
to HIV/AIDS and other ailments.
Part of the event would be the displays of the ancient and modern
sciences and arts of healing diseases, and the exhibition of pharma-
ceutical properties, herbs and plants of medicinal values used in the
cure of various ailments, especially HIV/AIDS, by practitioners from
remote regions of the world.
The overall objectives of the conference are to:
(a) Assemble modern and indigenous doctors, nurses, students and ex-
hibitors, who are currently engaged in conventional and alternative
health administration, practices, services, and studies, among the
world�s diverse populations, for presentations, discussions and ex-
change of real life experiences and knowledge in medicine and health-
care relating to HIV/AIDS;
(b) Generate a pool of invaluable scientific findings to enhance
medical education, scientific research and the provision of health-
care in HIV/AIDS related settings; and
(c) Share the findings with interested governmental and non-
governmental agencies, institutions of learning and practice of medi-
cine for possible integration into public health policies and global
health education.
We respectfully invite the African Networks for Health Research & De-
velopment (AFRO-NETS), its members, associates and affiliates every-
where in the world, to participate in this conference in order to
share their experiences and benefit from the experiences of other re-
source persons on the issues of HIV/AIDS as to how the epidemic could
be eliminated and prevented.
We shall also be grateful to receive the assistance of the African
Networks for Health Research & Development, its members, associates
and affiliates everywhere in the world in spreading news about this
conference through any means possible to give opportunity to all con-
cerned about the threats of HIV/AIDS to attend.
We look forward to receiving your timely and favourable response.
Sincerely,
J.William Danquah, President/CEO
Africa First, LLC
517 Asbury Street 11, St. Paul, MN 55104, USA
Tel: +1-651-646-4721
Fax: +1-651-644-3235
mailto:info@africa-first.com
http://www.africa-first.com/eventindex.asp
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