Report of the Consultation on AIDS and Traditional Medicine: Prospects for Involving Traditional Health Practitioners (Francistown, Botswana, 23-27 July 1990): ANNEXES: Annex 2. Consultation agenda

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION
	1.1 Background of the consultation
	1.2 Purpose and objectives of the consultation
	1.3 Organization and proceedings of the consultation
2. APPROACHES FOR INVOLVING TRADITIONAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS IN AIDS PREVENTION AND CONTROL
	2.1 Guidelines for formulating policies on training, research, and ethical issues in traditional medicine and AIDS
	2.2 Identification of relevant programme areas for involving traditional health practitioners in AIDS prevention and control
	2.3 Identification of target groups of traditional health practitioners for training, development of training methodology, and identification of training materials
	2.4 Identification of research priorities
3. RECOMMENDATIONS
	3.1 Policy and legislation
	3.2 Education and training
	3.3 Research
	3.4 Involvement of traditional health practitioners in national AIDS programmes
	3.5 Recommendations for WHO follow-up action
ANNEXES
	Annex 1. List of participants
	Annex 2. Consultation agenda
	Annex 3. Welcoming remarks by Mr M. Tshipinare, Acting Minister of Health, Botswana
	Annex 4. Inaugural address by Dr G.L. Monekosso, Director, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville
	Annex 5. Traditional medicine and AIDS: Prospects and perspectives by Dr Olayiwola Akerele, Programme Manager, Traditional Medicine, WHO Geneva
	Annex 6. A review of AIDS epidemiology worldwide by Dr Benjamin M. Nkowane, Medical Officer, Global Programme on AIDS, WHO, Geneva
	Annex 7. Country profiles
		Botswana
		Cameroon
		Ethiopia
		Ghana
		Kenya¹
		Nigeria
		Uganda
		Zimbabwe

Sunday, 22 July	Arrival in Gaborone
Monday, 23 July	Transfer to Francistown
	Opening ceremony
	1. Nomination of officers and adoption of the Agenda
	2. Brief review of the AIDS pandemic and the global strategies for prevention and control
Tuesday, 24 July	1. Role of traditional health practitioners in health care delivery: Country reports
	2. Plenary: Ways and means to secure the interest and collaboration of traditional health practitioners, including difficulties to be overcome
Wednesday, 25 July	Group work
Group 1	1. Identification of relevant programme areas for involving traditional health practitioners in AIDS prevention and control, using country case-studies
	2. Development of guidelines for involving traditional health practitioners in national AIDS programmes
Group 2	1. Identification of training materials for national AIDS programmes. Identification of target groups for training. Development of training methodology
	2. Identification of research priorities
Group 3	1. Development of guidelines for the formulation of policies on training and research in traditional medicine and AIDS and ethical issues
Thursday, 26 July	Continuation of group work
	Plenary - Presentation of results of group work followed by discussion
	Plenary - Consideration of recommendations
Friday, 27 July	Plenary - Consideration of draft report
	Plenary - Adoption of report Closing ceremony