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14. The finalized document on the Official Establishment of “the Collaborative Network of
Indigenous Medicine in the Mekong Basin” and Framework of Cooperation is attached
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as ANNEX 3 .

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AGENDA ITEM 7: DATE AND VENUE OF THE 6 MEETING ON INDIGENOUS
MEDICINE IN THE MEKONG BASIN

15. Co-Chairperson informed the Meeting that the People’s Republic of China will host the
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6 Meeting on Indigenous Medicine in the Mekong Basin in Lijiang or Wenshan, Yunnan
Province around the month of August 2013. He invited delegates from the member
countries to participate in the next meeting in China.

AGENDA ITEM 8: CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE
MEETING
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16. The Meeting considered and agreed to the Summary Report of the 5 Meeting on
Indigenous Medicine in the Mekong Basin.

CLOSING REMARKS
17. In his closing remarks, Dr. Suphan Srithamma, Director-General of the Department for
Development of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, expressed his sincere
appreciation to all top and senior health officials, researchers and experienced folk healers
from member countries of the Mekong Basin for helping officially establish “the
Collaborative Network on Indigenous Medicine in the Mekong Basin”. He also thanked
the delegates for making the discussions meaningful for the formulation of the framework
and the areas of cooperation and collaborative activities in indigenous medicine
development in the Mekong Basin. He hoped that the point of contact in each country will
jointly follow up on the activities agreed upon in this meeting. He expressed his confidence
that all steps taken would bring the countries of the Mekong Basin closer and ensured that
our indigenous medicine, traditional medical knowledge and indigenous medicinal plants in
this region will be conserved and further developed so that indigenous medicine and folk
healers will continuously contribute to the good health of the people in the Mekong Basin.
18. Dr. Suphan Srithamma expressed his hope to meet all colleagues of the Mekong Basin
again at the next meeting in 2013 in Lijiang or Wenshan in Yunnan province and
congratulated the People’s Republic of China as upcoming host.

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Annex 3 shown on page 71 of the Proceedings