Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine in collaboration with University of Sri Jayewardenepura and World Health Organization has organized the International Symposium on Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Educational Exhibition and Trade Fair- TradMed International 2017- Sri Lanka.
The first official press conference of this event was held on the 14th August 2017 from 3.00 PM onwards at Hotel Ramada, Colombo. The event was chaired by the Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Rajitha Senarathne and Prof. Sampath Amaratunge, Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was also attended the event.
The overall aim of the International Symposium is to share the expertise and novelties in evidence based practices of Traditional Medical systems in disease prevention, diagnosis and management and use of modern science and technology, diagnostic tools, Bio-medical information system in traditional medicine in relation to the safe and effective product development with quality and standard. Another unique expected outcome of the International Symposium is the issuance of Colombo Declaration/ Statement, a Ministerial level commitment of the participating countries to implement important outcomes of the Symposium.
Target audience will be International and local practitioners and stakeholders of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and other traditional/ indigenous systems of medicine, researchers in natural/ herbal products development, academics, scientists, researchers, professionals, industrialists and investors, policy makers and Educational Exhibition and Trade Fair will be free for all and open for public.
See the Daily News article at : http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/08/17/business/125359/intl-medicine-educational-expo-trade-fair-nov
