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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Unaids
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: [Place of publication not identified] : Unaids, 2003.
Sujets:
AIDS (Disease) > Africa, East > Prevention.
AIDS (Disease) > Treatment > Africa, East.
AIDS (Disease) > Alternative treatment > Africa, East.
Traditional medicine > Africa, East.
Healing > Africa, East.
AIDS (Disease) > Alternative treatment
AIDS (Disease) > Prevention
AIDS (Disease) > Treatment
Healing
Traditional medicine
Africa, East
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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