A publication written by Sergio Giani and Rokia Sanogo dedicated to the integration of traditional medicinein health systems has been published in the latest issue of Universitas Forum.

The abstract is copied below. Following this link it can be found in English, French and Italian along with the link for downloading the full publication in French

Reflecting on their experiences in Mali, the authors argue that the action-research methodology (AR) is particularly suited to promoting traditional medicines, for three main reasons: systemic approach, flexibility and stakeholder participation. The aim of AR is also the creation and the appropriation of knowledge by local actors: it is not the acquisition or the transmission of knowledge, but the mastering of the process of knowledge creation. Thus, participation in AR is also formative for all participants, including researchers. The authors also underline the importance of dynamic exchange and intercultural communication, gender analysis and the empowerment of local actors. The use of the methodologies and approaches
illustrated has achieved some positive results in various fields, such as: promoting good care during pregnancy and safe delivery, traditional treatment of trauma and malaria, and also strengthening of local health systems, safeguarding of biodiversity and improving the work of herbalists.

AIDEMET is a Malian based NGO involved with TM, improving livelihoods and much more.

To read more about this organisation and the work it is doing click on the links below

• La Valorisation de la Médecine Traditionnelle et les Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication
• Aidemet Ong: Aide au Développement de la Médecine Traditionnelle
• Ethno-pharmacology, traditional medicine and the effort that Aidemet, a Malian based NGO is making!
  Read about it in French and in English

Artemisia annua is a small shrub native to China from which artemisinin and its derivatives are produced. These are currently the most effective drugs used in the treatment of malaria, a disease which kills millions of people each year. However, there is recent evidence of signs of resistance to artemisinin. In a BBC Radio 4 interview, Chris Whitty, DFID’s Head of Research, discusses artemisinin resistance and Colin Hill from a Defra-funded consortium looks at the potential for artemisinin production in the UK.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lszhg#synopsis

The Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II & Association Marocaine pour le Développement Des Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales (ADEPAM) & Pôle de Compétitivité “Parfum Arômes Senteurs saveurs” (France) are organizing the International Congress on  Aromatic and Medicinal Plants which will take place in  Ifrane, Morocco, from 24 to 26 of september 2009. Ifrane is located in the Middle Atlas region at 200 Km from Rabat and 300Km from Casablanca.

For more information and an application form, please contact
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Invitation

We are pleased to inform you that the Nutrition and Phytomedicine Laboratory, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (India) is organizing the 2nd International Symposium on Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants from 25-27 November, 2009, in collaboration with International Society for Horticulture Sciences (ISHS), Belgium. The ISHS, dating from 1864 and formally constituted in 1959, has more than 7000 members representing 150 countries.

Web: ismnp2009.org

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