Gulu University African Traditional Medicine Symposium August 24-31st, 2025

Target Audience:
1. Researchers
2. Traditional medicine practitioners
3. Policymakers
4. Healthcare professionals
5. Industry stakeholders

ABSTRACT FORMAT
 Abstracts may be submitted for oral presentation (20 minutes).
 Abstracts should be no more than 350 words excluding details of the authors
 Poster presentation may be created by an individual or a group
 Abstracts are to be submitted in English, using the emails, of resource persons below.
 Presenting authors will need to provide a Bio of no more than 800 characters
 Abstract submission deadline is Sunday, August 10 th , 2025.
 Early submission is encouraged.

SUBTHEMES
1. Traditional Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Past, Present and Future
2. The role of Traditional Medicine in Mental Health
3. Phytomedicine and Pharmacology: Exploring Plant-based remedies
4. Traditional medicine and Women’s health: Opportunities and Challenges
5. Regulatory Frameworks for Traditional Medicine: Best Practices
6. Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional medicine
7. Community Based research and Development in Traditional Medicine
8. Digitalization and Traditional Medicine. Leveraging Technology
9. Traditional Medicine and Global Health Security
10. Youth perspective on Traditional medicine: Innovation and Entreprenuership
11. Traditional medicine and Chronic Diseases Management and Prevention
12. Cultural exchange and collaboration in Traditional medicine
13. Evidence -Based Policy making in Traditional Medicine
14. Traditional Medicine and Healthcare Access in Rural areas
15. Sustainability and Conservation of Medicinal Plants

GUIDELINES
Abstracts for oral presentation should include the following:
 Introduction and aim of study
 Methods used in Data collection and Analysis
 Specific results in summary form
 Conclusions and implications for Practice, Policy and further Research
Submit your abstract to the following email addresses below, before Sunday, August 17th 2025.
Coordinators/Resource Persons:
Dr. Alice Lamwaka: Senior Lecturer , email a.v.lamwaka@gu.ac.ug. Tel. 0772588078
Norah Ikinyom : ikinyom@yahoo.co.uk, Tel 0772389056
C.C Prof. Amos Mwaka, Dean Faculty of Medicine