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SWAZILAND INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TRADITIONALMEDICINE, MEDICINAL AND INDIGENOUS FOOD PLANTS (SIRMIP)ContinuedSIRMIP has finalised a proposal for funding for the developmentof its infrastructure at Mafutseni to provide laboratories,nurseries, staff offices, staff houses, a herbariumand several other structures for it to be able to implementits objectives effectively. The proposal will be sent to theUNISWA Foundation for help in seeking funding on behalfof the Institute.Lastly, the Institute is considering developing plans tocommercialize some of its activities, such as the productionof seedlings of indigenous plants for sale, so that the incomegenerated can be used to sustain the Institute’s researchactivities.CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPSAND SEMINARSHosted by SIRMIPUplifting Collaborative Efforts with SIRMIP: Howcan we Forge Partnerships (national), 22 April, 2010.National Conferences, Workshops and SeminarsDlamini, P.S. The Role of SIRMIP in Health Researchin Swaziland. Paper presented at the First NationalHealth and Research Conference, Kwaluseni,November 2010.Dlamini, P.S. The Role of SIRMIP in Swaziland. Paperpresented at the Harnessing Science and Technologyfor Development - COMESA Summit, Kwaluseni,August – September, 2010.Dludlu, M.N. How to Excel in Science andMathematics at High School Level. Paper presentedat The Importance of Science and Mathematics forYoung Learners, March 2011.International Conferences, Workshops and SeminarsDlamini, P.S. IPR Status in Swaziland. Paper presentedat The State of Science, Technology and Innovationin Africa: Implications for achieving the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs), Egypt, November 2010.Ahmad, M. Isolation and Characterization ofSecondary Metabolites from Myricaria elegances.Paper presented at the International ChemistryConference, Bara-Galy Campus, Peshawar University,Pakistan, September 2010.RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Research in ProgressRESEARCHER(S) TITLE OF RESEARCH SOURCE OFFUNDINGAhmad, M.Isolation and Characterisation of Secondary Metabolitesfrom Myrtus communis L. and their PharmacologicalActivitiesSIRMIPDlamini, C.S.Propagation of Endod (Phytolacca dodecandra) at theMafutseni SIRMIP Experimental siteUNISWA/SIRMIPDludlu, M.N.Sibandze, G.Sukati, N.A.Mdluli, J.V.Dlamini C.S.Vilane, V.SDlamini, P.S.Sibandze, G.Dludlu, M.N. Dlamini,C.S. Vilane, V.S.Sibandze, G.Thwala, S.Sibandze, G.Ethnobotanical Survey of the Hhohho region of SwazilandCollection of Germplasm for Indigenous Wild Edible PlantsEvidence of Plants Used in Labour and DeliveryPharmacological Screening of Traditional Remedies forMalariaUNISWA/SIRMIPUNISWA/SIRMIPSIRMIP/MidwiferySIRMIP105REPORT OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR