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The role of traditional healers and Primary Health Care in South Africa

Geoffrey Setswe
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 4, No 2 | a356 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v4i2.356 | © 1999 Geoffrey Setswe | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 29 November 1999 | Published: 29 November 1999

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Geoffrey Setswe, UNISA, South Africa

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Abstract

There has been a growing realisation of the importance of traditional medicine all over the world.

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Daar is 'n groeiende bewuswording regoor die wereld van die belangrikheid van tradisionele medisyne.

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