Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia

The note reviews the cultural role of traditional healers in communities in Ghana, and Zambia, as one of the best hopes for treating, and stemming the spread of AIDS. However, healers rely on medicinal plants which have significantly decreased, as...

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Main Author:	Naur, Maja
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE AIDS EPIDEMIC BABIES BI CULTURAL NORMS DOCTORS EDUCATORS FAMILIES GENDER GIRLS HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS HUNGER INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFERTILITY LEARNING MEDICINAL PLANTS MEDICINES MODERN MEDICINE MOTHERS NGOS NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS RADIO RADIO PROGRAMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUALITY TOXICOLOGY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRADITIONAL HEALERS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TRAINING MATERIALS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HIV VIRUSES DEFORESTATION LAND DEGRADATION DESERTIFICATION CULTURAL HERITAGE HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT POVERTY GAP DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT GENDER ISSUES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047449/indigenous-knowledge-hivaids-ghana-zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10808

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spelling	okr-10986-108082021-06-14T10:59:32Z Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia Naur, Maja AGRICULTURE AIDS EPIDEMIC BABIES BI CULTURAL NORMS DOCTORS EDUCATORS FAMILIES GENDER GIRLS HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS HUNGER INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFERTILITY LEARNING MEDICINAL PLANTS MEDICINES MODERN MEDICINE MOTHERS NGOS NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS RADIO RADIO PROGRAMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUALITY TOXICOLOGY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRADITIONAL HEALERS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TRAINING MATERIALS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HIV VIRUSES TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MEDICINAL PLANTS DEFORESTATION LAND DEGRADATION DESERTIFICATION CULTURAL HERITAGE HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT POVERTY GAP DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT GENDER ISSUES The note reviews the cultural role of traditional healers in communities in Ghana, and Zambia, as one of the best hopes for treating, and stemming the spread of AIDS. However, healers rely on medicinal plants which have significantly decreased, as their habitats are lost through deforestation, cultivation, overgrazing, burning droughts, and desertification among others. This has been exacerbated by poor management of local, and international demand for medicinal plants, and by the identification by traditional healers, of the loss of indigenous knowledge regarding traditional medicine, which is part of the cultural heritage of local communities, usually transmitted orally. Based on the importance to preserve this ethno-medical knowledge, with the support of the World Bank, the governments of these two countries aim at establishing a bridge between environment, and health in fighting HIV/AIDS, through the Environmental Support Program in Zambia, and the Northern Savanna Biodiversity Conservation Project in Ghana. The note describes the AIDS components, involving traditional healers, and compares socio-cultural findings, particularly concerning gender differences related to traditional medicine. Although gradual, this approach is benefiting the poor directly, with considerable potential in treating AIDS-related diseases. 2012-08-13T13:10:29Z 2012-08-13T13:10:29Z 2001-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047449/indigenous-knowledge-hivaids-ghana-zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10808 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 30 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Zambia Ghana
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topic	AGRICULTURE AIDS EPIDEMIC BABIES BI CULTURAL NORMS DOCTORS EDUCATORS FAMILIES GENDER GIRLS HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS HUNGER INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFERTILITY LEARNING MEDICINAL PLANTS MEDICINES MODERN MEDICINE MOTHERS NGOS NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS RADIO RADIO PROGRAMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUALITY TOXICOLOGY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRADITIONAL HEALERS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TRAINING MATERIALS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HIV VIRUSES TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MEDICINAL PLANTS DEFORESTATION LAND DEGRADATION DESERTIFICATION CULTURAL HERITAGE HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT POVERTY GAP DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT GENDER ISSUES
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURE AIDS EPIDEMIC BABIES BI CULTURAL NORMS DOCTORS EDUCATORS FAMILIES GENDER GIRLS HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS HUNGER INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFERTILITY LEARNING MEDICINAL PLANTS MEDICINES MODERN MEDICINE MOTHERS NGOS NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP PATIENTS RADIO RADIO PROGRAMS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUALITY TOXICOLOGY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRADITIONAL HEALERS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TRAINING MATERIALS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME HIV VIRUSES TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MEDICINAL PLANTS DEFORESTATION LAND DEGRADATION DESERTIFICATION CULTURAL HERITAGE HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT POVERTY GAP DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT GENDER ISSUES Naur, Maja Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia
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description	The note reviews the cultural role of traditional healers in communities in Ghana, and Zambia, as one of the best hopes for treating, and stemming the spread of AIDS. However, healers rely on medicinal plants which have significantly decreased, as their habitats are lost through deforestation, cultivation, overgrazing, burning droughts, and desertification among others. This has been exacerbated by poor management of local, and international demand for medicinal plants, and by the identification by traditional healers, of the loss of indigenous knowledge regarding traditional medicine, which is part of the cultural heritage of local communities, usually transmitted orally. Based on the importance to preserve this ethno-medical knowledge, with the support of the World Bank, the governments of these two countries aim at establishing a bridge between environment, and health in fighting HIV/AIDS, through the Environmental Support Program in Zambia, and the Northern Savanna Biodiversity Conservation Project in Ghana. The note describes the AIDS components, involving traditional healers, and compares socio-cultural findings, particularly concerning gender differences related to traditional medicine. Although gradual, this approach is benefiting the poor directly, with considerable potential in treating AIDS-related diseases.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Naur, Maja
author_facet	Naur, Maja
author_sort	Naur, Maja
title	Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia
title_short	Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia
title_full	Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia
title_fullStr	Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia
title_full_unstemmed	Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia
title_sort	indigenous knowledge and hiv/aids : ghana and zambia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047449/indigenous-knowledge-hivaids-ghana-zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10808
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Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia

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