Barbara Barend r cA Evans Martey Kodie: ^arï[} CAFE AMSTERDAM DE KROEG VAN SCHIPHOL E.M. KODIE KODIE'S HERBS POSTBUS 22248 1100 CE AMSTERDAM Herb is the hope for the next century Itoee seizoenen langs de lijn 'Origineel, ontroerend; een prestatie van formaat' Het Parool. 239 pag 24,90 www.vassallucci.nl Vassallucci 'Café Amsterdamde kroeg voor alle Ajax-supporters. Altijd een feest voor het vertrek naar iedere Europacup uitwedstrijd van Ajax.' 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. Hekwerk

AJAX ARCHIEF

Clubblad De Ajacied (1997-2009) | 2000 | | pagina 20