Prior to the introduction of cosmopolitan medicine, traditional medicine used to be the
dominant medical system available to millions of people in Africa in both rural and urban …

Informal health care providers (IPs) comprise a significant component of health systems in
developing nations. Yet little is known about the most basic characteristics of performance …

Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders are a leading cause of burden of
disease as measured using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in Kenya. There is a …

Background Noma, a neglected disease mostly affecting children, with a 90% mortality rate if
untreated, is an orofacial gangrene that disintegrates the tissues of the face in< 1 wk. Noma …

Cancer incidence rates are increasing in sub-Saharan Africa where traditional medical
practitioners (TMPs) are involved in cancer management. Little is known about the specific …

The use of medicinal plants as a fundamental component of the traditional African
healthcare system is perhaps the oldest and most varied of all therapeutic systems …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the concomitant use of herbal
medicine and anti-retroviral drugs in people living with HIV/AIDs and to evaluate the reasons …

Traditional medicine (TRM) and traditional healers, embedded within specific thoughts
about cosmology, spirituality, and community, occupy a marginal status in African societies …

The aim of the present study was to examine the procedures followed by traditional healers
treating people living with HIV and AIDS in the Intsika Municipality and the challenges faced …

Traditional healers in Ghana are so near to the health needs and aspirations of the majority
of people who live mostly in the rural areas, yet have been excluded from the formal health …