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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=987023910-06062007>Dear
all,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=987023910-06062007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=987023910-06062007><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#000000>In December 2006, AIFO in collaboration
with PHM India organised a South Asian regional conference on Traditional
Medicine and Right to Health for all. Representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Nepal and Sri Lanka participated in this conference, coordinated by Dr
Bala. Enclosed you will find the consensus statement that emerged from this
meeting. Your comments and suggestions on this statement will be welcome. Please
write to me at: </FONT><A href="mailto:sunil.deepak@aifo.it"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">sunil.deepak@aifo.it</FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=987023910-06062007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=987023910-06062007>Thanks in
advance,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=987023910-06062007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=987023910-06062007>Sunil</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=987023910-06062007>AIFO & PHM
Italy</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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OF THE SOUTH ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND RIGHT TO
HEALTH FOR ALL<SPAN class=987023910-06062007><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">PREAMBLE</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">We the<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>delegates of the South Asian Regional
Conference on Traditional Medicine and Right to Health for All, coming from
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, representing government
departments, academic institutions, NGOs and people's organizations affirm that
the celebration and fostering of cultural diversity is an essential necessity
for the achievement of Health for All. The diversity of the different cultures,
communities and ecosystems, translates into interaction and co-evolvement with
nature. The knowledge and values embedded in this diversity have important
learnings for all of us.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Traditional knowledge
systems of which Traditional healing and health systems are a part, are organic
expression of the cultural diversity and of the land, forests, language and life
of<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>communities. Traditional
knowledge has evolved in specific contexts and needs to be appreciated<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>in the light of its own world view.
Traditional knowledge includes both the codified and the un-codified systems of
healing.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Indigenous and rural
communities, particularly women have been the caretakers of the eco-systems from
time immemorial. They are also the custodians of the immense knowledge and
diverse forms of culture that has evolved over millennia of peaceful and
sustainable co-evolution with nature.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Historically indigenous
communities all over the world have been systematically destroyed by the designs
of colonization. This has been accompanied by a process of devaluing their
cultures and knowledge systems. This has led to the extinction of numerous
cultures and knowledge systems, and the near extinction of many others. The
modern attempt at cultural and economic homogenization for the benefit of the
global market has devastating effects on these cultures.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Similarly the dominance of
Western bio-medicine and a science based on a Cartesian split between the mind
and the matter, the industrial revolution and an attempt to control rather than
co-evolve with nature, has meant that all other knowledge systems are considered
as inferior or mere objects of curiosity and appropriation. This has led to
erosion of knowledge and confidence of these systems and has also resulted in
large scale unmet need for health care. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">VISION</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">We reiterate the vision set out in
the People's Health Charter for, “Equity, ecolgically-sustainable development
and peace” and, “a world in which a healthy life for all is a reality; a world
that respects, appreciates and celebrates all life and diversity; a world that
enables the flowering of people's talents and abilities to enrich each other; a
world in which people's voices guide the decisions that shape our lives.”<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">EARLIER STATEMENTS</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">We acknowledge the following
statements/declarations that reflect the continuing and historic efforts towards
celebrating and preserving of diversity of healing systems:</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Convention on Bio-diversity </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">The Alma Ata declaration </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">The Chaibasa statement</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">The Global People's Charter for Health </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">The Cuenca Declaration of People’s Health
Movement</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 53.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">TRIPS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL TRADE
REGIM</SPAN></B><st1:PersonName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">ES</SPAN></B></st1:PersonName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">We also express our concern
at the harmful effects of the trade-led agreements that institutionalize unjust
international trade regimes. The present trade regimes are inequitous and
adversely affect biodiversity as well as traditional knowledge systems. The
focus should be on developing strong national level laws to protect biodiversity
as well as rural livelihoods. All clauses in the various regimes that encourage
the extraction of natural resources, as well as bio-prospecting, where age old
wisdom of communities is exploited commercially with no benefit to the local
people need to be reviewed and rewritten to protect the interests of the poor
and marginalized persons as opposed to those of the corporate
industry.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">AFFIRMATIONS</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><FONT size=3>The present<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>scenario is characterized by the paradox
of increased usage of non-allopathic</FONT></SPAN><A title=""
style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1" href="outbind://2/#_ftn1" name=_ftnref1><SPAN
class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><SPAN
style="mso-special-character: footnote"><SPAN class=MsoFootnoteReference><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">[1]</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></A><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"> systems in developed
countries and urban centers and continuing dependence of large proportions of
indigenous and rural communities in the developing world on these systems. At
the same time, there is a systematic erosion of these Traditional Knowledge
systems as characterized by the increasing age of the surviving practitioners
and the neglect of these systems by the younger generations as well an erosion
of the bio-diversity that sustains these systems. This is partly a historical
process, a continuation of the destruction wrought by colonization and also a
result of forcibly altering the relationships between traditional communities
and nature, degradation of the natural environment and the domination of the
laws of the market over the laws of nature.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">We affirm that Traditional
Healing systems are not mere therapeutic alternatives to western bio-medicine.
They are a totally different paradigm of healing and cannot be constrained to
the point of interaction between a person requiring health care and a healer.
Traditional systems are ways of life and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>holistic systems for the promotion of health in addition to having
curative components, and should be treated as such. Moreover Traditional systems
are individual specific and holistic and reducing them to alternatives to
western medical cures is completely missing their message and
significance.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Evaluation of any system of
healing needs to be done systematically. At the same time it needs to be
sensitive and cognizant to the paradigm and cosmo-vision from which it evolved.
Evaluation needs to be done keeping the ultimate goal of Health for All in mind.
Evaluation needs to actively and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>respectfully involve both the healers, as well as people using the
various systems, to take into account their perspectives and value systems.
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">The natural environment is
crucial for the health of the human race as well as for the sustenance of
traditional knowledge systems. It is absolutely essential that any further
degradation of the natural environment be stopped forthwith. Another way of
degradation of the environment is by the commodification of natural resources
and their exploitation for profit. Here we express our concern against the
concept of Intellectual Property Rights for natural resources and traditional
knowledge linked to these, especially those aspects that lead to the
exploitation of communities that depend on and have protected these
resources.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We also strongly support
the protection of traditional users’ rights in addition to protection of
traditional knowledge. Along with this it is also important to protect the
livelihoods and the knowledge of traditional practitioners of both the codified
and un-codified systems.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">We affirm that every
decision taken that will impact on the people of the world should be guided by
people in all aspects of decision making, implementation and
evaluation.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Ultimately the health of the
people anywhere in the world is an emergent state of a complex of interactions
and can occur only in the context of equity, peace and ecologically sustainable
development. However in today’s day and age there are numerous processes that
are increasing inequity and poverty leading to ill-health. Thus regardless of
the therapeutic prowess of any single system of medicine it is essential to make
a concerted effort to wipe out poverty and inequity. It is important not to
loose sight of the broader social determinants of health.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 18.0pt"><FONT
size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS AND HEALTH FOR
ALL</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">All knowledge systems can
contribute towards the achievement of Health for All. While resisting the
tendency of any system to monopolize, we believe that every region/community
must be free to develop its own system which is safe, accessible, equitous
and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>efficacious, and does not
effect the community's self-reliance and empowerment.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Every knowledge system of
the world has a crucial contribution to make towards the achievement of Health
for All, no one knowledge system has a monopoly. Any attempt at domination can
only be detrimental to the health of the people at large, but especially to the
people who are marginalized by the present market dominated development model
and continue to depend on these systems for their health in increasingly
vitiated environments. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">The contribution of the
Traditional systems to Health for All should not be conceptualized only from the
perspective of a therapeutic alternative, or their healers merely as human
resources to universalize western bio-medical interventions focused on disease.
</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">It is their holistic
conceptualization of health and healing, with the emphasis on harmony and the
conceptualization of health as a dynamic balance, their respect for the
environment and for fellow humans and their respect of the laws of nature rather
than the laws of the market that make these systems important for the
achievement of Health for All.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 18.0pt"><FONT
size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">CALL FOR ACTION</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: #111111; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 36.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.5pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 18.55pt left 49.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><I><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">This is being done for the following levels:
Global, Regional and Local.</SPAN></I><I><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.5pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 18.55pt left 49.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><I><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Under each it was suggested that we have two
sections – one on what we want and one on specific actions that will bring these
about.</SPAN></I><I><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></FONT></P>
<H5 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><EM> </EM></o:p></SPAN></H5>
<H5 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">At Global
Level</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">What needs to be
done?</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Initiation of dialogue to increase understanding
between systems and initiate multi-disciplinary research.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Initiation of processes to resist trade led
agreements.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Initiation of processes to initiate urgent efforts
to protect and rejuvenate the environment.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">How to do it?</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Formation of global level committee/study circle –
initiators could be World Health Organisation (WHO) and the People's Health
Movement (PHM). </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Involvement of this committee in the activities of
various movements against the trade led agreements..</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Concerted efforts to garner the political will to
protect and rejuvenate the environment.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 53.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H5 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">At Regional
Level</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">What needs to be
done?</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Initiation of dialogue to increase understanding
between systems and initiate multi-disciplinary research.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Efforts to standardise and exchange resources and
technologies within countries of the region.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">How to do it?</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Formation of a regional committee such as a SAARC
level committee – the participants of this conference can be a nucleus to
initiate the dialogue</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">This committee can initiate dialogues with various
government institutions/ministries to facilitate such resource/technology
sharing.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Exploring processes such as regional licensing,
exchange of faculty, common curricula and evolution of continuing education
curricula to build capacity at the regional level.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H5 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">At Local
Level</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">What needs to be
done?</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 71.45pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Protection of bio-diversity.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Strengthening livelihoods of traditional
practitioners.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Documentation of bio-diversity.</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Revitalization of local health
traditions.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 72.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 72.0pt"><FONT
size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">How to do it?</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 72.0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT face="Times New Roman">●<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Formation of national level committees – including
the participants and large civil society networks like the PHM. </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 71.45pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 36.0pt left 71.45pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo6"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: StarSymbol; mso-bidi-font-family: StarSymbol; mso-hansi-font-family: StarSymbol"><SPAN
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operational research.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Allopathic: western bio-medical system of
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