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.
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.