Traditional medicines are part of the cultural heritage of many Africans. About 80% of the African continent's population use these medicines for health care. Other reasons include affordability, ...

India plans an Ayush chair at Durban University of Technology to boost traditional medicine cooperation, academic exchange, and regulatory support in South Africa.

With September being Heritage Month in South Africa, it seems fitting that we look at what some of Africa’s traditional heritage is like. Although this is celebrated only in South Africa, the ...

The walls of Shadrack Mashabane's hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of light. What stands out among the ...

Every year on 31 August, we celebrate African Traditional Medicine Day, and this year, we are looking back on the progress in the past 20 years towards raising the prominence of traditional medicine ...

IN the fight against AIDS and HIV infection in Africa, traditional herbal medicines are hardly flavour of the month with western healthcare workers. This is understandable, given the announcement ...

China and a number of African countries have adopted a plan of action for co-operation and development of traditional medicine, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Ebrahim M. Samba, has announced ...

Last year, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina announced that the country had discovered a cure and treatment for COVID-19, a tea containing traditional Malagasy plants including artemisia. The ...

The walls of Shadrack Mashabane's hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of light. What stands out among the ...