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01/10/2014

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) George Campus and the George Business Chamber again joined hands to host a second lecture in the Campus Principal’s SUSTAINABLE FUTURES / LEADERSHIP series.

Prof Gerry Bodeker, Chair, Global Initiative for Traditional Systems of Health, Oxford University delighted guests with his interesting and insightful talk on “Natural Medicines: for better public health”. 

Prof Bodeker’s lecture was attended by close to ninety members of the George business community, NMMU George Campus Staff and students.  He was also one of the guest speakers, with a similar topic, together with Prof Johnson, who delivered a keynote address at a NMMU Health Sciences Faculty Student Research conference at NMMU in Port Elizabeth the following day.

Prof Johnson’s keynote address was titled – “Natural Medicines: From bench to bedside”   The two complementing presentations put the spotlight on the broad spectrum of natural medicines – from the research phase, to the administering thereof to patients, to the broader application thereof in the interest of public health.

Dr Cilliers Proff Bodeker & Johnson

Prof Gerry Bodeker (centre) can be seen here with Dr Willie Cilliers (left) the president of the George Business Chamber, and Prof Quinton Johnson, NMMU George Campus Principal.

Contact information
Ms Alet van Tonder
Manager: Marketing & Corporate Relations
Tel: 27 44 801 5098
alet.vantonder@mandela.ac.za