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Ancient remedies, new disease : involving traditional healers in increasing access and aids care and prevention in east africa.

In many African countries, traditional healers far outnumber modern health practitioners, and the majority of the population uses traditional medicine. There has been much scepticism about traditional healers but, as this report shows, they can play a prominent role in caring for people living with...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Unaids
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Unaids, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; I. Introduction; II. Traditional medicine and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa -- history and terminology; III. Women, AIDS and traditional medicine in Kenya; IV. AIDS care and prevention: an integrated model in the United Republic of Tanzania; V. Training, research and information-sharing on traditional medicine and AIDS: a comprehensive approach in Uganda; VI . Conclusions and a call for action; VII. References and further reading. 
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