Date: 8th to 20th November 2009
Bangalore, India

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Traditional medicine (TM) plays an important role in meeting demands of primary health care in many developing countries and thus occupies a key space in contemporary community health education. TM is increasingly becoming popular in many developed countries as well and functions under the title of complementary and alternative medicine. In a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) Congress in Beijing (November 2008), WHO called on member countries:

• To integrate traditional medicine into their national health systems
• To share experience and information related to national policy, regulation, research, education and practice.
• To establish systems for the qualification, accreditation or licensing of TM practitioners and upgrade their knowledge and skills based on national requirements
  

Around 50 healers from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Americas are expected to participate in the exchange program. Healers will visit various centers of excellence in traditional medicine in India from 8th to 17th of November. The conference (19th and 20th Nov) will include around 100 participants including other interested stakeholders such as academicians, researchers, NGOs and policy makers apart from healers.