| Title: |
Study visit to Bamako, for Officials and Researchers from Burundi and Madagascar |
| Description: |
By its letters dated September 15, 2011 and February 9, 2012 (copy attached), the Government of Burundi requested the assistance of the World Intellectual property Organization (WIPO) for training the following officials: Ms. Jocelyne Miburo, Head, and Ms. Nadine Muhimpundu, Advisor, National Service for Promotion of Traditional Medicine, Ms. Abbé Léopold Mvukiye, founder of the Traditional Medicine Centre of Buta, and Mr. Innocent Nahigombeye, Researcher at Action de lutte contre la malaria (ALUMA-Burundi) with a view to enhancing traditional knowledge (TK) management in the country. The request stems from recommendations formulated by WIPO experts in the Needs Assessment Report which called for developing the country’s capacity to make effective use of intellectual property (IP).
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| Category: |
Visit |
| Type: |
Study Visit |
| IP Subject Area: |
Intellectual Property |
| WIPO Sector: |
Regional Bureau for Africa |
| Date From: |
08/10/2012 - 12/10/2012 |
| Venue City: |
Bamako |
| Venue/Host Country: |
Mali |
| Activity held in Language: |
French |
Beneficiary / Participant Countries
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| Country Name |
No. of Members / Participants |
| Mali |
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| Madagascar |
2 |
| Burundi |
4 |
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Total Number of Participants: 6
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Owner / Requester
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| Owner / Requester Name |
Owner / Requester Type |
| World Intellectual Property Organization |
IGO |
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Organizer
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| Organizer Name |
Organizer Type |
| National Department of Traditional Medicine of Mali |
Institution |
| World Intellectual Property Organization |
IGO |
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