Adama Ly
Université Paris XI and Afrocancer, France
Title: Cancer and alternative therapies in Africa
Biography
Biography: Adama Ly
Abstract
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. The spread of the disease impacts less developed countries that endure a large part of the burden. Infrastructures, human resources and affordable medicines are crucial needs to tackle the inevitability of death by cancer in Sub-Saharan populations. Herbal medicines and natural products remain alternative therapeutics. As a matter of fact, health professionals must explore these natural drugs with traditional healers help to secure and control the self-medication. In the meantime, it’s the best way to exploiting the traditional knowledge for new drugs discovery and to enhance the African capacities in drug screening. This scientific and sociologic approach will be presented