Traditional and Modern Medicine in the Context of Globalization

Traditional and Modern Medicine in the Context of Globalization

During the workshop organized by traditional healers at the XIIIth International HIV/AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa in July 2000, the issue of the legal recognition and the legal status of this ancestral form of healing was once again disc...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
ANATOMY
COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DEONTOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS
DISEASE
DOCTORS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HEALTH CARE
HYGIENE
INNOVATION
LEARNING
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
MEDICINE
MEDICINES
PARTNERSHIP
PATHOLOGY
PATIENTS
PEACE
PHARMACY
PHYSIOLOGY
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RADIOGRAPHY
REHABILITATION
SCHOOLS
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
SYMPTOMS
THERAPY
TOGO
TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
TREATMENT
VISION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/5545715/traditional-modern-medicine-context-globalization
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10769
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Summary:During the workshop organized by traditional healers at the XIIIth International HIV/AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa in July 2000, the issue of the legal recognition and the legal status of this ancestral form of healing was once again discussed. The healers underlined the important role that they play in the preservation and rehabilitation of their fellow citizens' health, with at least 75 percent of the African population using their services.

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