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The inaccessibility of biomedicine to most of Africa's population because of escalating costs has necessitated a search for alternative ways of managing illnesses. Traditional medicine, which has always been practised in the indigenous cultures, is fast filling this therapeutic gap. This book is a collection of essays based on a multidisciplinary approach to traditional medicine in Africa. It has contributions from social scientists, natural resource experts, traditional medical practitioners, educationists, and medical scholars. It attempts to define the problems of traditional medicine in Africa, while also discussing the conceptual foundations of African ethnomedicine and medical pluralism.
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- PublisherEast African Educ Pr
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 9966465480
- ISBN 13 9789966465481
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages197
- EditorSindiga Isaac, Nyaigotti-Chacha Chacha, Kanunah Mary Peter
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ISBN 13: 9789966465481
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Book Description Condition: very good. Nairobi : East African Educational Publishers, 1995. Paperback. 197 pp. Library stamp. Contents : Traditional medicine in Africa : / Isaac Sindiga (15 p.). -- African ethnomedicine and other medical systems / Isaac Sindiga (14 p.). -- A case for traditional medicine in official health services / David O Nyamwaya (10 p.). -- Confidence in traditional healers / Richard M Swiderski (15 p.). -- Ethnomedical practice in Kenya : / Jack K Githae (9 p.). -- Managing illness among the Luo / Isaac Sindiga (16 p.). -- Ethnomedical remedies and therapies in maternal and child health among the rural Luo / Evelynes Agot Kawango (14 p.). -- Maasai traditionao medicine / Isaac Sindiga (14 p.). -- Gusii traditional medicine / Isaac Sindiga (9 p.). -- Traditional medicine among the Abaluyia / Simiyu Wandibba (12 p.). -- Kikuyu traditional medicine / Isaac Sindiga (11 p.). -- The role of traditional medicine n a rural environment / S.R Baquar (13 p.). -- Management of medicinal plant resources in Nyanza / E.A.O Obado (15 p.). -- Drug research priorities in Kenya with special emphasis on traditional medicine / W.M Kofi-Tsekpo (7 p.). -- The future of traditional medicine in Africa / Isaac Sindiga (10 p.). -- Application for the registration of traditional medical practitioners (2 p.). -- Application form for the registration of traditional medicines (5 p.). Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9789966465481. Keywords : MEDICINE, Seller Inventory # 287279
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