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International Conference on Traditional and Indigenous Medicine
4›5 September 2015

Nonthaburi, Thailand

Southeast Asian and East Asian Nations have a long history of traditional knowledge
of health care that evolve throughout each countryûs history. In many countries, such tradi-
tional heritage has developed into the systems of traditional medicine (TM) that are still
practiced by licensed traditional practitioners as a form of service provided in complementary
with modern medicine or as integrative medicine in public and private health care system. In
addition to traditional medicine, in several Asian countries, especially in the Mekong Basin,
indigenous (IM) or folk medicine and folk healers still play a significant role in the community
health care as their tacit knowledge on health care is well respected and recognized by people
in the community.
Department of Thai Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Ministry of Public Health
(DTTCM), Thailand is therefore organizing the International Conference on Traditional and
Indigenous Medicine during 4›5 September 2015 to bring together traditional medicine doc-
tors and folk healers and researchers in this field from countries in Asia to come to exchange
their knowledge and share their experience.
The main objectives of the Conference are:
ë To build a platform where people working in traditional medicine & indigenous
medicine can meet and share knowledge on the subject and establish research
collaboration,
ë To promote evidence-based traditional and indigenous medicine for possible fu-
ture integration into the public health service system
ë To promote mutual recognition of traditional medicine & indigenous medicine of
neighboring countries
ë To exhibit and showcase of traditional and indigenous medicine in ASEAN

The International Conference on Traditional and Indigenous Medicine is held in
Phoenix Rooms 5›6 IMPACT Convention & Exhibition Center during 3›5 September 2015.
Concurrently, Department of Thai Traditional and Complementary Medicine and allied net-
th
work will also organized the 12 National Herbs Expos during 2›6 September 2015 at Halls
th
6›7›8 opposite the conference venue and the 7 Meeting on Indigenous Medicine in the
Mekong Basin during 1›3 September 2015 at the same conference venue. Hence, participants
of the conference will experience exhibits of Thai traditional medicine and traditional medi-
cine and alternative medicine of various countries and many herbal products as well as show-
case of indigenous medicine practices from the Mekong Basin.