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Double click for the 3rd Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine & Indigenous Knowledge 2009 details
Double click to obtain copy of 2nd Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine & Indigenous Knowledge 2008 Report
DOUBLE CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TEXT OF THE DECLARATION MADE AT THE MARCH 14-18, 2006 GLOBAL SUMMIT
Africa First, LLC of Minnesota, USA, in association with and support of the Ghana Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS Ghana Office, Ghana AIDS Commission and Esperanza Medicines Foundation, is pleased to invite all the citizens of the world, especially, health policy makers, indigenous peoples, health institutions, scientists, orthodox medical practitioners, nurses, medical schools, medical associations, natural health physicians, chiropractors, acupuncturists, psychologists, homeopathic practitioners, traditional health practitioners, botanists, foundations, hospitals, pharmaceutical and bio-technological companies, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, legal practitioners, law schools, environmentalists, HIV-Caregivers, students, people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases, to the 2nd Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine & Indigenous Knowledge at Fiesta Royale Hotel Accra, Republic of Ghana, from Monday, March 10, 2008 to Friday, March 14, 2008.
Participating organizations are Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, Bastyr University, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, African Council on AIDS Service Organizations, Association for the Promotion of Traditional Medicine International (PROMETRA), Center for World Indigenous Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, L’Association des Thérapeutes Traditionnels du Togo, Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (GHAFTRAM), Centre de Recherche et de Valorisation des Plantes Médicinales de Dubréka, Republic of Guinea, Traditional & Modern Health Care Providers Together Against AIDS (THETA) of Uganda, Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ), Angolan Traditional Medicine Association, and a host of local and international organizations involved in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases.
The conference provides post-conference volunteering opportunities at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Tepa District Hospital, guided field trips to Africa First's Medicinal Farm and seminar on Modernization of Traditional Medicine Practice at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, designed to enhance participants' academic, professional and cultural experiences in the African community settings.