Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction
Submitted by Olivia Woodrow
- 20 August 2020
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 'Drug Demand Reduction in Africa: Prevention, Treatment and Epidemiology' Virtual Conference from 16th September to 10th November 2020.
Time: 2:00 – 4:15 pm SA
Plenary Chair: Honorable Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, Deputy Minister Republic of South Africa Department of Social Development (DSD)
1. Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction
Presenters:
- Senator Mattie Hunter - Illinois State Senator, USA
- Hon Seth Kwame Acheampong - Chairman, Defence and Interior Committee, Parliament of Ghana
- Senator Héctor Yépez Martínez - Ecuador
Question & Answer Session:
Ms Coceka Nogoduka – Acting CEO: South African National AIDS Council, South Africa
2. Role of Traditional Health Practitioners and Leaders in Drug Demand Reduction
Moderator: Dr Goodman Sibeko, Director of ITTC; Head, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Presenters:
- Mr Vukani Khoza - Director of Traditional Medicine at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, South Africa
- Dr Grace Nambatya - Director of Natural Chemotherapeutic Department Ministry of Health, Uganda
- Professor Jennifer Orwa - Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drugs Research, Kenya
- Dr. Pelmos Mashabela - Deputy Chairperson South Africa Central Drug Authority in South Africa (The relationship of THP’s to Traditional Leadership and Policy landscape.)
- Dr Rujuta Gaikwad – Ayurvedic Physician Mahatma Gandhi Ayurved Hospital, Mauritius
3. Question & Answer Session
