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Home > TANZANIA: Drawing on traditional remedies to fight HIV/AIDS

Contributor [1]
Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 02:00
Categories: 
Health & HIV/AIDS [2]
Issue Number: 
132 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The sight conjures up stereotypical Western images of traditional African healthcare: An enormous pot sits on red-hot coals, bubbling away and giving off a pungent smell of mixed herbs. A glance inside reveals various strips of vegetation, some roots, and a few shreds of bark being stewed up in a brownish liquid. Since 1990, traditional healers have been receiving basic training in the form of seminars. In addition, meetings between modern and traditional healers have been held to discuss ...read more [4]

The sight conjures up stereotypical Western images of traditional African healthcare: An enormous pot sits on red-hot coals, bubbling away and giving off a pungent smell of mixed herbs. A glance inside reveals various strips of vegetation, some roots, and a few shreds of bark being stewed up in a brownish liquid. Since 1990, traditional healers have been receiving basic training in the form of seminars. In addition, meetings between modern and traditional healers have been held to discuss cures and an effective referral network has been set up.

Category: 
Food & Health [5]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/hivaids/18326 [6]
Country: 
Tanzania [7]

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