Tag: traditional healers

Desperate Zim Cancer Patients Turn To Traditional Medicines and Herbal Therapists…As Gvt Radiotherapy Machines Breakdown

Michael Gwarisa

ACCESS to Radiotherapy treatment, a form of cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors has of late become elusive, as many cancer patients are now being forced to seek treatment from traditional and herbal practitioners. By Michael Gwarisa Investigations by this publication indicate that at the moment, only one radiotherapy machine is working at oncocare in Newlands in Harare. The two radiotherapy machines at Mpilo have been down since 2021. Even though Parirenyatwa hospital has three radiotherapy machines, only one machine was…

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Gvt Should Invest In Traditional Medicine Training

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TRADITIONAL Medical Practitioners Council (TMPC) Board Chairperson, Mr Friday Chishanyu says there is need for government to invest as well as provide infrastructure for traditional medicine training amidst indications that not less than 80 percent of Zimbabwe’s population rely on traditional medicines. By Michael Gwarisa In an interview on the side-lines of the a traditional medicines symposium in Harare, Mr Chishanyu said traditional medicine could play a pivotal role in eliminating some health challenges the country is battling with as it has some proven and workable solutions which have been…

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