Ancient remedies, new disease : involving traditional healers in increasing access to AIDS care and prevention in East Africa

• Autore: King Rachel
• Pubblicazione: Geneva, : UNAIDS, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 52 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 362.1/969792/009676
• Soggetto topico: AIDS (Disease) - Africa, East - Prevention; AIDS (Disease) - Treatment - Africa, East; AIDS (Disease) - Alternative treatment - Africa, East; Traditional medicine - Africa, East; Healing - Africa, East
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- I. Introduction -- II. Traditional medicine and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa-history and terminology -- III. Women, AIDS and traditional medicine in Kenya -- AIDS in Kenya -- Women Fighting AIDS in Kenya (WOFAK): objectives and activities -- Lessons learned from WOFAK -- Summary analysis of WOFAK -- Best Practice criteria analysis of WOFAK -- WOFAK's specific criteria/approach for traditional medicine/biomedicine collaboration -- IV. AIDS care and prevention: an integrated model in the United Republic of Tanzania -- AIDS in the United Republic of Tanzania -- Tanga AIDS Working Group (TAWG): objectives and activities -- Lessons learned from TAWG -- Summary analysis of TAWG -- Best Practice criteria analysis of TAWG -- TAWG's specific criteria/approach for traditional medicine/ biomedicine collaboration -- V. Training, research and information-sharing on traditional medicine and AIDS: a comprehensive approach in Uganda -- AIDS in Uganda -- Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners together against AIDS (THETA): objectives and activities -- Lessons learned from THETA -- Summary analysis of THETA -- Best Practice criteria analysis of THETA -- THETA's specific criteria/approach for traditional medicine/ biomedicine collaboration -- VI . Conclusions and a call for action -- VII. References and further reading.
• Sommario/riassunto: In many African countries, traditional healers far outnumber modern health practitioners, and the majority of the population uses traditional medicine. There has been much scepticism about traditional healers but, as this report shows, they can play a prominent role in caring for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as in prevention activities. This report describes three initiatives-in Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda-that have narrowed the gap between the traditional and biomedical health systems. The report also includes anecdotal accounts by traditional healers themselves, as well as details of training provided to the healers, and lessons learned from each of the three initiatives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ancient remedies, new disease
• ISBN: 0-585-46826-5; 9786610542666; 1-280-54266-7; 92-9173-650-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813022503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: UNAIDS best practice collection.; UNAIDS case study.