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Promoting Herbal Medicine in Uganda: Traditional Health Practitioners and Government Working Together
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Manage No DI00000294 Country Republic of Korea Author John De Coninck Published Year 2019 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | More than 60% of Uganda’s population depends on traditional medi-cine because it is accessible, affordable and culturally familiar. With an estimated traditional health practitioner for every 200-400 Ugandans (compared to 1 western-trained doctor per 10,000) , herbal medicine has long been used to manage a range of common conditions, including malaria, digestive and respiratory problems, toothaches, skin diseases, and childbirth complications. This document examines the relationship between Uganda’s Ministry of Health and a traditional herbalist, in relation to its strengths, challenges and the implications for future policy. The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda worked with the Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Laboratory (NRCL) and a herbalist, Hajji Zakariya Nyanzi, to prepare this paper. NCRL identified Hajji Nyanzi, a farmer and traditional health prac-titioner in Mubende district, as exemplary because of his experience, willingness to share information and his long standing collaboration with NCRL, the AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) and the Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together against AIDS and other dis-eases (THETA). | ||
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