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Herbal Anti-malarials in Africa


Dedicated to Dan Winn, a passionate supporter of the fight against malaria in Africa.

An electronic compilation of the proceedings of a CDE-ICRAF Meeting on advancing knowledge, use and marketing of anti-malarial herbal remedies.

A.J. Simons, H. Dodet-Malenge, D. Phillips, T. Brendler, J. Muriuki and S. Muasya
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
ISBN 92 9059 185 4

Dedicated to Dan Winn, a passionate supporter of the fight against malaria in Africa.

 Introduction
 Objectives
 Organizing Committee
 Agenda
Presentations
  1. Session 1
     ICRAF's approach to herbal anti-malarials
     Speech by Dr Dennis Garrity, Director General for World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
     Speech by Dr Judith Bwonya, Deputy Director for Medical Services, Kenya
     "The Malaria epidemic is like loading up seven Boeing 747 airplanes each day then deliberately crashing them into Mt Kilamanjaro"
  1. Session 2
     African medicinal plants against malaria
     Antimalarial Medicines: Current Status in Africa
     Creation and applicability of AAMPS [Association for African Medicinal Plant Standards]
     Cultivation of Artemisia annua - Links to the Market
     "Problems of Commercialization of Herbals in Africa"
     Research on Traditional Medicines used for the Treatment of Malaria in WHO African Region
  1. Session 3
     Artemisia annua
     Artemisia & Malaria
     Ionic Liquids for Natural Product Extraction
     The ARTEPAL Project: To Improve the Availability of ACT
  1. Session 4
     Effectiveness and risk with LapDap
     New European Legislation for Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPs) - New Opportunities for African Pharmaceutical Industries?
  1. Session 5
     Artemisia annua Project
     Anti-malarial Plants: Products of Mali
     Doctors For Life International: An NGO's perspective on Malaria in Southern Africa
     PHYTO-LARIA® A Promising Herbal Antimalarial From Ghana
     Products From East Africa
     Progress of Artemisinin Production in East Africa
  1. Session 6
     Malaria Situation and the Use of Herbal Antimalaria Drugs in the Democratic Republic of Congo
     Market/Product and Regulatory Issues in Uganda
     National Agency for Food and Drugs - Nigeria
     The Highlights of Drug Regulation in Kenya
     The Potential of Plants as a Source of Anti-malarial Agents
  1. Session 7
     Exploiting multi-phytochemical Traits of Artemisia annua (and other herbs): Experience with Whole-leaf Tablets
     Support to WHO ACTs Project
     The anamed Approach to Malaria Treatment
     Trading in Antimalarials - Ghanaian Perspective
     Traditional Healers' Approach to Malaria Treatment
  1. Session 8
     Providing Private Equity Solutions
     WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring

The Gigiri resolution on Malaria treatment
Rapporteur notes
 Participants
 Group Photo

Additional Materials

  1. Research Initiative on Traditional Antimalarial Methods (RITAM)
     Information on RITAM
     Membership Form
     Traditional Herbal Medicines for Malaria
     Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria - Book Flier
  1. Others
     anamed Malaria Treatment Propositions
     anamed Seminars in Natural Medicine
    Adam Walker presentations
     Artemisia annua; the plant, production and processing and medicinal applications
     Conservation of Rare Medicinal Trees: Experiences from Rukararwe of in South Western Uganda
     Identifying Issues Affecting the Conservation, Cultivation and Production of Potent Medicinal Plants Species Relevant to Malaria Treatment
     Invitation to join the Association for African Medicinal Plant Standards (AAMPS)
     Plantaphile LitRes Antiplasmodia
     Plantaphile LitRes Artemisia
     Terms of Reference for Working Groups

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