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Your support makes all the difference.This week: the 9th annual African Traditional Medicine Day takes place, global health professionals head to Nepal for AIDS Nepal 2010 and Koreans celebrate ginseng September 3-12 during the Geumsan Insam (Ginseng) Festival.
African Traditional Medicine Day
August 31
Africa
Many common medicines are derived from traditional therapies and on August 31, during the 9th annual African Traditional Medicine Day instituted by the World Health Organization (WHO), health professionals will come together to further the research and development, advocacy and safety of traditional medicines.
http://www.who.int
International Mini-Conference on HIV/AIDS 2010 (AIDS Nepal 2010)
September 3-4
Pokhara, Nepal
AIDS Nepal 2010 continues the efforts of AIDS 2010 that took place in Vienna, Austria in July with a focus on newer diagnostic tools, opportunistic infections and the prevention, treatment and management of HIV/AIDS. Participants include researchers, health workers, international delegates and NGOs. Registration fees differ depending on your region; a Foreign Delegate pass is $70-100 (€55-78).
http://www.manipal.edu.np//Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12
Geumsan Insam (Ginseng) Festival
September 3-12
Geumsan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea?
The Ginseng Festival celebrates its 29th annual event devoted to the medicinal herb and its health benefits. This year's program boasts traditional therapy demos, a ginseng cooking contest, a marathon, singing contest, a ginseng herb quiz, ginseng t-shirt painting, plus participants can get their hands dirty digging up ginseng and picking seeds.
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=293106
World Suicide Prevention Day
September 10
Worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a co-sponsor of the event that promotes suicide awareness and efforts to prevent suicide. WHO estimates "3000 people commit suicide daily" equaling "one death every 40 seconds" worldwide. Prevention is key as "for every person who completes a suicide, 20 or more may attempt to end their lives."
http://www.iasp.info/wspd/
Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C)
September 10
Worldwide
SU2C brings together actors, musicians, athletes and journalists for the tenth annual one-hour fundraising event to support the acceleration of "innovative cancer research bringing new therapies to patients quickly that will saves lives now." The television broadcast will air at 8pm EDT on seventeen networks and highlights will be posted on YouTube. For more information and to make an online donation, go to: http://www.standup2cancer.org
World Response Conference on Global Outbreak H1N1+H5N1
September 23-24
Delhi, India
World Response Conference on Global Outbreak is described as the first practical conference to highlight the first real-time test on global and domestic preparedness in the aspect of prevention, protection, response, and recovery. The future of public health security will be discussed with academics, industry, governments and military to better manage global health pandemics. Registration fees range from $350-998 (€273-778).
http://www.india.wrcgo.eve-ex.com/
Inner IDEA
September 23-26
Palm Springs, California, USA
Inner IDEA celebrates its fifth annual event centered on mind, body and spirit wellness. The international professional event is designed for health and fitness professionals with sessions based on integrative health and wellness including 100+ interactive sessions on Pilates, yoga, nia, gyrokinesis, integrated movement, meditation, nutrition and the wellness marketplace. Ticket pricing varies from $495-675 (€371-538), to register and learn more, go to:
http://www.inneridea.com/conference/inner-idea-conference-2010
World Heart Day
September 26
Worldwide
Celebrate your heart's health with local and workplace events (health checks, organized walks, runs and fitness sessions, public talks, stage shows, scientific forums, exhibitions, concerts, carnivals and sports tournaments) taking place in 100 countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) "cardiovascular diseases are the world's largest killers, claiming 17.1 million lives a year."
http://www.world-heart-federation.org/what-we-do/awareness/world-heart-day/
The 16th International Charles Heidelberger Symposium on Cancer Research (16ICHSCR)
September 26-28, 2010
Coimbra, Portugal
The Symposia bring together 150 of the world's leading cancer researchers worldwide to discuss their latest advances in cancer research and clinical applications.
http://www.uc.pt/en/congressos/16ICHSCR
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