Traditional Medicine Gains Momentum in Tanzania
The Acting Assistant Director of Traditional and Alternative Medicine Dr. Paulo Peter Mhame has urged students to embrace traditional medicine, terming it the "mainstay of primary health care" in rural areas.
More and more Tanzanians are turning away from Western solutions to traditional medicine for treatment.
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Tanzania: Erectile Dysfunction Patients Turn to Traditional Healers
Tanzania Daily News, 4 November 2012
A SURGE in the number of traditional health practitioners, setting up business in Dar es Salaam stems from an increased demand of a cure for erectile dysfunction, a 'Sunday News' ... read more »
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Tanzania: Traditional Healers - a Blessing or Curse?
Tanzania Daily News, 4 November 2012
IN a routine survey, our reporter came across traditional medicine advertisements in Dar es Salaam, showing that they have a cure of some chronic ailments, where any such attempt ... read more »
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Tanzania: Traditional Medicine Excels Where Science Fails
Tanzania Daily News, 2 November 2012
THE case of Leonard Jilitu, Nyihogo Ward Chairman in Kahama District, illustrates the effectiveness of traditional medicines against suspicion on their power to cure illnesses ... read more »
