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Miracle Berries
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Sphenocentrum Jollyanum
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Moringa Oliefera
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AGENDA
Conference Format:
The conference and exhibition will be officially
opened by the President of Senegal or his nominee on October 4, 2004. All
policy statements from the host government, representatives of participating governments, health
institutions and the various National AIDS Commissions, will be delivered
during the opening
ceremony. This day's events will conclude with a welcome dinner.
The language format of the conference will be English,
French, Spanish and Senegalese languages of Wolof and Serere, translated
simultaneously.
In a plenary format, the scientific and technical
sessions will be held in two sub-sessions each day and each sub-session under a
sub-theme as follows:
Monday, October
4, 2004
TIME ACTIVITIES/TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
|
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
|
Arrival
and registration of participants and guests |
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM |
Introduction of the Chairman and distinguished guests |
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9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
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Remarks
by the Chairman, Minister of Health, Republic of Senegal |
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Musical
Interlude |
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10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Statement of Solidarity by Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, Minister of Health, Republic of
Ghana |
|
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
|
Statement of Solidarity by Dr. M. Tshabalala-Msimang, Minister of Health, South
Africa |
|
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM |
Welcome Statement by J.William Danquah, CEO, Africa First, LLC |
|
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
|
Musical Interlude |
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11:20 AM - 11:45 AM
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Opening Address by His Excellency, Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal |
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11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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Official opening of the Exhibition Hall by His Excellency, Abdoulaye Wade,
President of the Republic of Senegal.
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12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
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Presidential Welcome Lunch |
|
1:15 PM - 1:40 PM
|
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The Role of Traditional Medicine In Health Care: Dr. Ebrahim M. Samba,
Director, Africa Regional Office, WHO
|
|
1:40 PM - 2:05 PM
|
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Developments in Scaling Up Access to HIV Care and Treatment - 3 Million by
2005
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UNAIDS Officer from Geneva
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2:05 PM - 2:30 PM
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- Realistic Mechanism to Improve Collaboration Between
Traditional and Conventional
Medicine on HIV/AIDS Challenges In Africa: Dr. Ibra Ndoye, Executive
Secretary,
National Council Against HIV/AIDS, Senegal.
|
|
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
|
- Achievements of the Uganda AIDS Commission With the
Assistance of Modern and
Traditional Medicine Practitioners Towards the Prevention and Cure of
HIV/AIDS:
Rt. Rev. Barnabas R. Halem'Imama, Chairman, Uganda AIDS Commission.
|
|
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
|
- Effets Des Produits a Base De Plantes Medicinales Sur Des etats Pathologiques Associes a l'Infection au VIH en Republic Democratic du Congo: a Propos de 20
cas:
Dr. Jack Kokolamami Hyyombo Tambwe, Medical Director, National AIDS Program,
Congo Democratic Republic, Kinshasa - Georges Mayunda.
|
|
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
|
COFFEE/TEA BREAK |
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3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
|
- The Involvement of Traditional Healers In HIV Prevention in
Africa: Dr. Mamadou Seck, Director, African Council on AIDS Service Organizations, Senegal.
|
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4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
|
- HIV/AIDS Situation in Ghana: The Role of the Ghana AIDS
Commission and the
Traditional Medicine Pracitioners in the National Response: Professor Sakyi
Awuku Amoa, Director General, Ghana AIDS Commission.
|
|
4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
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- Contribution du Groupe Thematique a la reponse a l'epidemie de VIH/SIDA au
Senegal: Professor Mame Awa Faye, Focal Point, WHO, Senegal.
|
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4:55 PM - 5:20 PM
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Traditional Medicine and
HIV/AIDS In The African Region: Dr. Ossy M.J. Kasilo, Regional Advisor on
Traditional Medicine, WHO, Regional Office. |
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5:20 - 6:20 PM
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- Discussions and Closure
|
Tuesday, October 5, 2004
First Session: Understanding HIV/AIDS
- Moderators: Dr.
Ibra Ndoye
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Professor Ivan Addae-Mensah
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Dr. Mulamba Diese
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Professor G.L. Chuvanduka
TIME ACTIVITIES/TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM |
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Surviving AIDS by Using Traditional North
American Aboriginal Medicine & Western
Medicine:
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Michael Parsons, Long Term HIV/AIDS Survivor,
Nova Scotia, Canada, Irine Sanipass and Joe-John
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Sanipass,
Traditional Mi’Kmag Elders, Big Cove New Brunswick, Canada.
|
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM |
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HIV And Stigma In Africa: Dr. Mulamba Diese, Executive Director, African
Regional Office,
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International Association of Physicians In
AIDS Care, South Africa
|
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM |
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HIV/AIDS: A View from African Traditional
Medicine: Professor G.L. Chavunduda,
President,
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Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
COFFEE/TEA BREAK |
| 10:30 - 11:00 AM |
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A Primary T Cell Model to Study the Effects of
Experimental Anti-HIV Treatments In Vitro: Celsa A.
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Spina, Ph.D., Associate
Professor, School of Medicine, University of California
San Diego, and VA
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San Diego Healthcare System, USA.
|
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM |
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Diagnosis And Treatment Of HIV & AIDS: The
Implications Of The African Diaspora:
Dr. Randall
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Maxey, President, National Medical
Association, Washington DC, USA
|
| 11:30 - 12:00 NOON |
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The Holistic Approach In Treating HIV/Aids In
The Africian Amercian
Population: Dr. Bettye Davis-
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Lewis, President, National Black Nurses
Association, USA.
|
| 12:00 - 12:30 PM |
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The Challenges of
Traditional Healing and HIV/AIDS: Dr. Rodwell Vongo, President, Traditional
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Health
Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ).
|
| 12:30 - 1:00 PM |
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Factors that Affect the Decision To Seek
Treatment by People Living with AIDS In the Traditional
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vs. Modern Health Care
System – Case of Uganda: Dr. Dorothy Balaba,
Director Traditional &
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Modern Health Care Providers Together Against
AIDS (THETA).
|
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
LUNCH BREAK |
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Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Second Session:
Traditional & Alternative Treatment for HIV/AIDS
-
Moderators:
Professor Luc Pieters
Professor Emmanuel Bassene
Dr. Dorothy Balaba
Dr. Abdel Bacha
TIME
ACTIVITIES/TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
|
2:00 – 2:30 PM |
- Global Update on Identifying and
Evaluating Alternative Therapies for Degenerative Diseases: Dr. Mark Neveu, Vice
President, National Foundation of Alternative Medicine, Washington DC USA.
|
|
2:30 – 3:00 PM |
- Phytochemical,
Pharmacological and Clinical Evaluation of Traditional Drugs from Guinea
against HIV: Professor Dr. L.A. Pieters,
Professor of Pharmacology, University of Antwerp, Belgium, presenting on behalf of the
Society for Medicinal Plant Research, Germany.
|
| 3:00 - 3:30 PM |
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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 Physicians,
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Oklahoma, USA.
|
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM |
-
Science and The Unseen: Modern
Insights Into Ancient Traditions and Possibilities for
Real
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“Cure”:
Dr. Patricia A. Muehsam, Associate Professor,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New
York.
|
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM |
COFFEE/TEA BREAK |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM |
-
Contribution à la connaissance des
plantes médicinales utilisées par les tradipraticiens
de la ville de
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Ouagadougou, pour la prise en charge
des personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA: Professor Emmanuel
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Bassene, Department of Pharmacy, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar,
Senegal.
|
| 5:00 - 5:30 PM |
-
Traditional Spiritual Healing in the Fight
against HIV/AIDS: Katharine Lee Kruger, Traditional
-
Spiritual Healer, Author of “Passport to
Hands-on-Healing”, Founder of the South
African National
-
Association of Traditional Healers, South
Africa.
|
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM |
- 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 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.
|
| 6:00 - 7:00 PM |
DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURE |
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Wednesday, October 6, 2004
First Session: Bridging
The Gap Between Traditional & Conventional Methods of Treating HIV/AIDS
- Moderators:
Professor Jean-Pierre Coulad
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Dr. Randall W. Maxey
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Dr. Charles S. Finch III
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Dr. Rodwell Vongo
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Professor Mame Awa Faye
TIME
ACTIVITIES/TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
|
8:00 – 8:30 AM |
- Homeopathy for Africa And AIDS: Old Cures
for New Diseases? Dr. Patricia A.
Muehsam, Associate Professor, Mount
Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
|
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM |
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Cure & Prevention Of HIV/AIDS Infected People
In Africa: Dr. Jean-Pierre Coulaud, Director of the
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French Institute of Tropical Medicine &
African Epidemiology, Director of Tropical Health
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Department Xavier Bichat Faculte-University of Paris, Director of WHO Collaborating Center for
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STD (Institut
Alfred Fournier) France and Professor of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota
School
-
of Public Health, USA.
|
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM |
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Involving Traditional Healers In Finding
Solutions For The Cure Of HIV/AIDS: Dr. Erick G.
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Gbodossou,
President, Association for the Promotion of Traditional Medicine International
-
(PROMETRA),
Senegal.
|
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM |
- Traditional Healers and HIV/AIDS
Prevention, Care and Support in Africa: Professor Karl Peltzer, Social Aspects of
HIV/AIDS, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town,
South Africa.
|
|
10:00 – 10:30 AM
|
COFFEE/TEA BREAK |
|
10:30 – 11:00 AM |
- Cameroon: The Traditional Doctor’s Duty to
Administer Efficacious Drugs: Ntsanyu Nana Constantine, Faculty of
Laws, University of Yaounde II, Cameroon.
|
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM |
-
Naturopathic Medicine For HIV Infection: The
Evolution of Supportive Care With and Without
-
Anitviral Drugs And The
Challenge Of Inspiring Healing From Within: Dr. Kenn Luby,
Member of the
-
Canadian Naturopathic Association, Toronto,
Canada.
|
| 11:30 - 12:00 NOON |
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Integrating Traditional Medicine Into Modern
(Orthodox) Medicine: One of the Biggest
African
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Challenges at the Beginning of
the 21st Century: Dr. G.A. Balint, WHO Expert, Head, Laboratory of
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Clinical
Pharmacology, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary.
|
| 12:00 - 12:30 PM |
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Finding Common Ground: Consciousness Based
Medical Practice in the West and
Traditional
-
African Medicine: Dr. Kamau
Kokayi, Private Medical Practitioner,
Olive Leaf Wholeness Center,
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New York, USA.
|
| 12:30 - 1:00 PM |
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The Integration
of Traditional Medicine Into Conventional Medical Education: Dr. Ellen Tattelman,
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Associate
Professor, Albert Einstien College of Medicine, New York, USA.
|
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
LUNCH BREACH |
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Wednesday,
October 6, 2004
Second Session: Healing
Models & Methods
- Moderators:
Dr. Leanna J. Standish
-
Dr. Erick Gbodossou
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Dr. George Acquaye
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Professor Yunzhen Cao
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Professor Luiz R.R. Castello-Branco
TIME
ACTIVITIES/TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
| 2:00 - 2:30 PM |
- Indigenous Methods of
Treating Opportunistic Infections of HIV/AIDS:
Dr. Mrs. Ezinne Enwereji, College of
Medicine, Abia State University, Nigeria.
|
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM |
- Therapy In AIDS - Maintenance of
Health of HIV/AIDS Patients: Dr. Angha S.
Kulkarni, Aids Ayurvedic Care & Counselling
Charitable Center, India.
|
| 3:00 - 3:30 PM |
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Importance of Nutrition, Co-Infection and Use
of Phytomedicines in HIV/AIDS
Treatment in Brazil:
-
Luiz R. R.
Castello-Branco. MD, MS, PhD., Head Laboratory of Clinical Immunology. Instituto
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Oswaldo
Cruz, Brazil.
|
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM |
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The Potency of MJ Goldoni: Arresting and Reversing the Declining Health Status
of Persons Living
-
With AIDS: Dr. George Acquaye and Jacob Amoah, Pharmacist,
M & Jay Health Management
-
Consult, Ghana.
|
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM |
- Healing An HIV Positive – The Sacred
Connection: Mind, Body and Spirit: Dr. Harvette Grey, Immediate Past President of the
Association of Black Psychologists, Washington DC USA.
|
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM |
- Médecine Traditionnelle Et
Maladies Opportunistes du Sida: Dr.
Kader Bacha, Dr. Fatima Sy & Dr. Daouda Diouf,
Environmental Development of The Third World (ENDA TM), Senegal.
|
| 5:00 - 5:30 PM |
-
Traditional Medicine vis-à-vis Allopathic
Medicine, Challenges of HIV/AIDS Causation Signs and
-
Symptons: Developing a
Traditional and Biomedical Model: Rebecca Rogerson, Traditional Healer,
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Botswana.
|
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM |
- In Search of the Cure for
HIV/AIDS with Chinese Traditional Medicine:
Yunzhen Cao M.D. Professor, Associate
Director, The AIDS Research Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,
Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
|
| 6:00 - 6:30 |
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A Prioritized Collaborative Search Agenda for
developing effective, low cost and sustainable
-
natural therapies for
people living with HIV: Dr. Leanna J. Standish, Senior Scientist, Bastyr
-
University
AIDS Research Center, presenting jointly for Bastyr
University and the American
-
Association of Naturopathic Physicians,
Washington, USA.
|
| 6:30 - 7:00 |
DISCUSSIONS |
PRESS CONFERENCE
END OF PROGRAM
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