Pierce Law Professor William O. Hennessey to speak at Global HIV/AIDS Summit in Ghana

Pierce Law Professor William O. Hennessey will speak about "Knowledge Holders and Knowledge Owners" at the 2nd Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine and Indigenous Knowledge, to be held from March 10-14 in Accra, Ghana.

The purpose of the Summit, which is sponsored by the Ghana Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS Ghana Office, Ghana AIDS Commission and Esperanza Medicines Foundation, is to build knowledge, capacity and trust between and among HIV/AIDS researchers focused on treating immune deficiencies and traditional African healthcare providers focused on treating the opportunistic infections HIV/AIDS patients encounter.

Participants will include health policy-makers, indigenous peoples, health institutions, scientists, orthodox medical practitioners, nurses, medical schools, medical associations, natural health physicians, chiropractors, acupuncturists, psychologists, homeopathic practitioners, traditional health practitioners, botanists, foundations, hospitals, pharmaceutical and bio-technological companies, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, legal practitioners, law schools, environmentalists, HIV-caregivers, students, and people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases.