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SA healthcare needs balanced combination of modern and traditional medicine options for patients

by ddsara
October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

By combining the strengths of traditional and conventional healthcare systems we can harness centuries of indigenous knowledge, which can increase treatment options and provide better healthcare. Traditional medicines are part of the cultural heritage of many Africans. About 80% of the… Read More »SA healthcare needs balanced combination of modern and traditional medicine options for patients

Integrating modern and traditional medicine: Facts and figures

by ddsara
August 15, 2021August 16, 2021

Traditional medicine (TM) is due a revival. For millennia, people around the world have healed the sick with herbal or animal-derived remedies, handed down through generations. In Africa and Asia, 80 per cent of the population still uses traditional remedies… Read More »Integrating modern and traditional medicine: Facts and figures