Should traditional healers be more integrated with modern medicine?
According to The World Health Organisation, 80% of the population in Africa uses traditional medicine for primary health care.
In Morocco, thousands of people are queueing up to see a man who claims he can cure any disease and in Ghana, the Ministry of Health are regulating traditional healers. The Gambia's President, Yahya Jammeh, is keen to promote the benefits of traditional medicine in his country, but can ancient remedies really compete with modern day medicine?
Is traditional medicine a safe and cost effective alternative or is it a licence to exploit the weak and impoverished? Have you experienced traditional medicine? Has it helped you or harmed you?
According to The World Health Organisation, 80% of the population in Africa uses traditional medicine for primary health care.
In Morocco, thousands of people are queueing up to see a man who claims he can cure any disease and in Ghana, the Ministry of Health are regulating traditional healers. The Gambia's President, Yahya Jammeh, is keen to promote the benefits of traditional medicine in his country, but can ancient remedies really compete with modern day medicine?
Is traditional medicine a safe and cost effective alternative or is it a licence to exploit the weak and impoverished? Have you experienced traditional medicine? Has it helped you or harmed you?
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