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Herb is the hope for the next
century
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After all, what is the goal of the health sector?
Western medicine has dictated the pace and
herbalists were merely trying to keep up with
them. But now with goverment's involvement,
both bodies can reach for this particular goal,
which is to eradicate sicknesses in human
bodies. Both institutions are very necessary,
but they have to come together, sit together
and analyse health problems for the benefit of
the people, as professional ethics dictate.
The Trumpet: Do you see the orthodox
medicine being over-shadowed by the growing
popularity of traditional medicine?
KodieHerbal medicine is not in a racing
competition with orthodox medicine. We are
all working towards the same goal: to achieve
medical care for human lives. What I would
advise my western colleagues, is to accept the
herbal practice side by side with theirs. It has
come to a point where we have to work
together in hospitals. We need each other: to
have operations performed, for instance,
which herbalists cannot, laboratory tests,
which the herbalists can not also perform.
Herbal practice should be an affiliate form of
treatment to reach a particular goal of "health
for all".
The Trumpet: What role should traditional
medicine play by the next century?
Kodie: The future of traditional medicine is
quite bright both in Africa and on the interna
tional scene of medical research. It would con
tinue to gain popularity in health care because
people have now become more 'herb orien-
tedV Its effectiveness, availability, accessibility
and acceptability are vital factors in our health
care system which traditional medicine provi
des. Countries have accepted herbal practices
as an integral part of their health sector. It is
only necessary for the World Health
Organisation to accept and encourage herbal
practice in Africa as an alternative medicine in
the quest for solutions to so many diseases in
the continent.
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