Dr W.W. Anokbonggo, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Makerere Medical School, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda

Dr G.L. Chavunduka, Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association, P.O.B. 1116, Harare, Zimbabwe (Vice-Chairman)

Dr E. Elisabetsky, Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology, Department of Physiology, Centre of Biological Sciences, Para Federal University, 66000 Belem, Brazil

Dr H.H.S. Fong, Associate Director, Program for Collaborative Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences and WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States of America

Dr D.N. Lantum, Centre universitaire des Sciences de la Santé, B.P. 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Dr E. Maganu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Private Bag 0038, Gaborone, Botswana (Chairman)

Dr D. Makuto, Permanent Secretary for Health, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 8204, Harare, Zimbabwe

Dr E. Marowa, AIDS Control Programme Coordinator, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 8204, Harare, Zimbabwe

Dr P. Marshall, Medical Humanities Program, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, 216 South First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60657, United States of America (Rapporteur)

Dr D.O. Oyebola, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Nigeria

Dr P.A. Twumasi, Dean, Faculty of Social Studies, P.O. Box 72, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Dr Debrework Zewdie, Deputy General Manager, AIDS Control Programme and National Research Institute of Health, P.O. Box 1242, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Rapporteur)

Participants from Botswana

Dr M. Moeti, AIDS Control Programme Manager, Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Private Bag 00269, Gaborone

Dr L. Mazhani, Paediatrician, Nyangabuwe Hospital, Private Bag 127, Francistown

Ms B. Mpodi, Infection Control Officer, Princess Marina Hospital, P.O. Box 258, Gaborone

WHO Secretariat

Dr O. Akerele, Programme Manager, Traditional Medicine, WHO, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Mrs R. Bell Madsen, Consultant, Traditional Medicine, WHO, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Dr E.A. Duale, WHO Representative, P.O. Box 9292, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Dr M. Koumaré, Regional Officer, Modern and Traditional Health Technologies, WHO Regional Office for Africa, B.P. 6, Brazzaville, Congo

Ms Y. Maruyama, Associate Professional Officer, Traditional Medicine, WHO, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Dr G.L. Monekosso, Director, WHO Regional Office for Africa, B.P. 6, Brazzaville, Congo

Dr N. Ngcongco, Consultant, WHO Regional Office for Africa, B.P. 6, Brazzaville, Congo

Dr B. Nkowane, Epidemiological Support and Research, Global Programme on AIDS, WHO, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Ms C. W. Plewman Aka, Consultant, Global Programme on AIDS, WHO, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Dr F. Staugaard, Consultant, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark

Ms A. Waxman, Secretary, Global Programme on AIDS, WHO, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland