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experience and document their knowledge. In addition, each country that holds the meeting
should also organize the exposition and exhibition of traditional knowledge and medicinal
plants used by folk healers. Member countries should help with fund raising for organizing
the Network activities including biannual meeting, research, and capacity building.
7. In order to facilitate the cooperation and communication of the Collaborative Network
Member countries therefore designated the following government offices to be the “Point of
Contact” in their countries; namely: -

7.1 The Kingdom of Cambodia –National Center of Traditional Medicine, Ministry
of Health
7.2 The People’s Republic of China – Yunnan Provincial Administration for
Traditional Chinese Medicine
7.3 The Lao’s People Democratic Republic – Food and Drug Department,
Ministry of Health
7.4 The Republic of the Union of Myanmar –Department of Traditional Medicine,
Ministry of Health
7.5 The Kingdom of Thailand –Department for Development of Thai Traditional
and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Public Health
7.6 The Socialist Republic of Vietnam –Department of Traditional Medicine,
Ministry of Health
8. Members of the Collaborative Network of Indigenous Medicine in the Mekong Basin
should comprise of the head of delegates and focal point/point of contact from each member
country, and chairperson of the Academic Committee of the Network and Chairperson of the
Core Committee on the Protection of Traditional Medical Knowledge and Medicinal Genetic
Resources. The chair of the Collaborative Network is the host of the next meeting.

AGENDA ITEM 5: FORMULATION OF THE FRAMEWOR OF COLLABORATION
9. The Meeting discussed on the draft framework of cooperation and made some
suggestions and amendments on the areas and forms of cooperation and agreed upon the
following areas of indigenous medicine development and activities under each area of
cooperation; namely: -
9.1 Exchange of information and experience on indigenous medicine

Action 1 – Organize biannual meeting of the Collaborative Network, the host
country shall be rotated among member countries. However,
meeting on particular issue of interest may be organized in between
and any country interested will be encouraged to participate.

Action 2 – Prepare document on regulatory measures that each country utilizes
to recognize the value of indigenous medicine and to promote the
role of folk healers in community health care. Regarding this
activity, each country will provide information on the regulatory
measures in their country report to be compiled in the Proceedings
of the Meeting.
9.2 Joint research in indigenous medicine
Action 1 – “Academic Committee of the Network” should be set up to carry
out fund raising for research proposals from domestic and
international funding agencies and set up research groups on
specific topics