Traditional healers existed in South Africa before its colonisation by the Dutch in the 17th century. They have flourished in the face of competition from modern medicine. About 200000 traditional healers practise in South Africa, compared with 25000 doctors of modern medicine; 80% of the black ...
Supported by ethnographic evidence from ongoing research with African traditional healers, mainly in the Western Cape Province, this paper promotes reciprocal collaborations between traditional practitioners and western trained doctors in South Africa. The emphasis is placed on HIV/AIDS interventions. Some ...
In South Africa, doctors who use the TCM are registered under the Allied Health Professions Council and can claim medical aid. More and more South Africans are now using traditional Chinese medicine as they have become more aware of it. File photo taken on Aug. 5, 2019 shows Chu Hailin, ...
The Society Islands are one of the five archipelagos of French Polynesia located in the South Pacific and they cover a land area of about 1600 km2. The Society Islands have the largest population from French Polynesia with about 242,726 inhabitants representing 88% of the total population of F...
Supported by ethnographic evidence from ongoing research with African traditional healers, mainly in the Western Cape Province, this paper promotes reciprocal collaborations between traditional practitioners and western trained doctors in South Africa. The emphasis is placed on HIV/AIDS interventions. Some ...
Religion and spirituality are powerful social forces in contemporary South Africa. Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) are commonly consulted for both
Uwitonze remembered that a diabetic patient, who was in a serious condition, received a joint consultation by an endocrinologist and a traditional Chinese doctor. The doctors suggested taking Western medicine as a complement to traditional Chinese medicine. With several treatments and careful observation...
The present survey among the traditional doctors, herbalists, herb sellers, tribal priests and local people recorded medicinal uses of 26 plants. The firsthand information points out the significance of local plants to tribal groups and people of Transkei.关键词:...
De Andrade V. 2011."Traditional healers and modern doctors do not understand each other because they learn different things" South African traditional health practitioners' training with regards to hearing impairment. International Journal of Health Promotion & Education 49(3): 120-127...
The suggested reasons for not reporting this use to doctors are that doctors themselves do not address this topic; patients may not think it necessary or be fearful of the doctor’s reaction [10,11]. In this setting, the attitudes and knowledge of physicians would impact on the doctor–patie...