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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-04 10:07 AM
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Move to license S African healers
BBC News snip


Many western drugs come from herbs used by traditional healers

A bill to regulate South Africa's 200,000 traditional healers is being debated in parliament. If passed, healers would have to be licensed before being allowed to work. They would also be barred from treating fatal diseases, like cancer and Aids.

Breaking these rules would be punished by a fine or a prison sentence of up to 12 months.

Some 70% of South Africans consult healers, known as sangomas, the health ministry says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3640270.stm

TOO LATE FOR MARK THATCHER AND SIMON MANN MAYBE?????
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-04 10:10 AM
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1. Sangomas also traditionally can cause intentional harm
And as a "healer" unable to treat "fatal" diseases, they would need to be able to diagnose that the disease was fatal to begin with. Sometimes that wouldn't be in the economic best interest of an unscrupulous sangoma.

Leave them as they are. If the scientific world wants to learn about the herbs they use, then do a scientific study.
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