African Indigenous Medicine - An Anthropological Perspective for Policy Makers and Primary Health Care Managers (AMREF, 1992, 50 p.): (introduction...)

African Indigenous Medicine - An Anthropological Perspective for Policy Makers and Primary Health Care Managers (AMREF, 1992, 50 p.)

		*(introduction...)*
		Acknowledgements
		Foreword
		1. Introduction to African indigenous medicine and justification for the book
		2. Indigenous concepts of illness and health - examples from Kenyan communities
		3. Indigenous health practitioners in Kenya today: Types and roles
		4. Examples of indigenous health practices: Positive aspects
		5. Examples of indigenous health practices: Negative features
		6. The interaction between indigenous and cosmopolitan forms of therapy: The lay perspective
		7. Examples of actual interaction between cosmopolitan and indigenous health workers
		8. Policy options regarding indigenous medicine: The future
		Bibliography
		Back Cover

(introduction...)

David Nyamwaya

AFRICAN MEDICAL AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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