Western or Traditional Healers? Understanding Decision Making in the Hmong Population

Western healers in traditional Chinese medicine.

in recent years, some in the West have begun to recognize traditional chinese medicine (tcM) as a potential source of new drug candidates (corson & crews, 2007; Efferth et al, 2007; Li & zhang, 2008; Schmidt et al, 2007). at the same time, the practice of tcM in Western countries has been increasing (institute of Medicine, 2005). as tcM is usually thought to have evolved independently of Wester...

Attitudes of traditional healers towards Western medicine in rural Cameroon.

A range of AIDS prevention programmes suggested that cooperation between traditional healers and the biomedical primary health-care system would benefit patients. To assess the knowledge and attitudes of traditional healers in Cameroon towards Western medicine and evaluate their willingness to cooperate with the district health-care system, a qualitative study was undertaken. In this study, 16 ...

The future of the traditional African healers

Leprosy care through traditional healers.

A n encouraging increase i n the knowledge of leprosy has been found in traditional healers after training has been given . Evaluation was by preand post-training questionnaires to which scores were assigned. Their role in leprosy care at the community level i s also being discussed . The traditional healer is part and parcel of the social milieu where he commands respect and has an intimate re...

Dental care: the role of traditional healers.

Some reorientation is required, and the first step should be for health professionals to delineate the boundaries of "health". Professionals should work to convince the public that the right approach is that of positive health. The use of the word "health" in a negative sense should be avoided in both professional and official circles, so that the public's perceptions are less influenced by fai...