The Legality of Traditional Healers’ Sick-Notes in South Africa
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Traditional Medicines and Traditional Healers in South Africa
Executive Summary Traditional healers have a crucial role to play in building the health system in South Africa and strengthening and supporting the national response to HIV/AIDS. This paper sketches a background to traditional healing in South Africa and discusses international policies, guidelines and the South African legal framework on traditional health practitioners. It argues for the reg...
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عنوان ژورنال: STUDIES ON ETHNO-MEDICINE
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0973-5070,2456-6772
DOI: 10.31901/24566772.2014/08.02.01