Munich, Germany, 8–10 July 1996

Dr Keita Arouna, National Institute for Research in Public Health, Bamako, Mali

Professor Elaine Elisabetsky, Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Professor Norman Farnsworth, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA

Professor Harry Fong, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA

Dr Abdel-Azim M. Habib, Professor of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

Dr Djoko Hargono, Former Head, Directorate General of Drugs and Food Control, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia

Dr Konstantin Keller, Director, Federal Institute of Drug and Medicinal Products, Berlin, Germany

Professor Fritz H. Kemper, Umweltprobenbanken für Human-Organproben, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Mr Eftychios Kkolos, Director, Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus

Dr Mamadou Koumaré, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bamako, Mali Dr Gail Mahady, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA

Dr Satish Mallya, Representative, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Assessment, Health Protection Branch, Drugs Directorate, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Professor Tamas Paal, National Institute of Pharmacy, Budapest, Hungary

Dr Tharnkamol Reancharoen, Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr Gillian Scott, National Botanical Institute, Conservation Biology Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

Dr Geoffrey N. Vaughan, National Manager, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing and Community Service, Woden, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Mr Tuley De Silva, Special Technical Adviser, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, Austria

WHO Secretariat

Dr Mary Couper, Medical Officer, Division of Drug Management and Policies, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Dr Martijn ten Ham, Chief, Drug Safety, Division of Drug Management and Policies, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Dr Jutta Schill, Technical Officer, Traditional Medicine Programme, Action Programme on Essential Drugs, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Dr Xiaorui Zhang, Medical Officer, Traditional Medicine Programme, Action Programme on Essential Drugs, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland