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Articles Finding the real community leaders
To encourage change effectively within a community, you need to learn from the community about their situation. You also need to learn who the real leaders are. Often the elected leaders are not the people who make things happen in a community
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Articles Traditional medicine - discussion questions
Traditional medicine is a term that does not just simply refer to herbal cures for illnesses. It also touches on all kinds of healing approaches. In this issue we have focused on the enormous benefits available in using tried and tested herbal remedies. However, the boundary between herbal cures and more spiritual influences is not clear. Christians have often avoided all aspects of traditional medicine for fear of negative spiritual influences.
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Articles Traditional practices in childbirth
Traditional healers are known as Khru Khmer in Cambodia. They are nearly always male, though occasionally there are female Khru Khmer. Their female equivalents are the traditional midwives, who often learn some of their skills by watching the Khru Khmer at work
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Articles Malaria: A new solution
Malaria is a serious and growing problem world-wide, with about 2.5 million people dying as a result of malaria each year
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Articles Anamed ‘Natural medicine’
When Europeans first arrived in Africa, Asia and the Americas and witnessed practices such as ritual sacrifice and ancestor worship, they quickly labelled these as primitive. Instead, they introduced the people to European customs, culture and religion. However, we now recognise that there is much to learn from these traditional cultures. In rejecting some dangerous practices, many other beneficial practices were ignored
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Articles Production of medicines
The preparation of a medicine from a plant that contains a beneficial chemical varies according to the chemical and the plant. The most basic and common process for producing medicines is to use liquid and heat
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Articles Rain harvesters
Information in Footsteps has helped people build ferro-cement tanks for rainwater. However, many people need to know how they can avoid mosquitoes breeding in these tanks
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Articles Working with traditional Medicines
The Pan-African Institute of Community Health (IPASC) in DR Congo has several departments including training, research, healthcare, mother and childcare and consultation
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Articles Traditional and modern medicine: the need for co-operation
There is no one, clear definition of traditional medicine. However, there is a huge variety of methods used to treat diseases
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Articles Medicinal gardens
Cultivating medicinal plants ensures that they are preserved for your own use and for future generations. Many fruits provide medicine as well as food
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