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Traditional healers in rural Mpumalanga help diagnose HIV
Research project in Bushbuckridge empowers traditional healers to conduct HIV testing, refer those positive for treatment, thereby curbing new infections.
The fight against HIV/AIDSSenior Research Fellow at the MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit Dr Ryan Wagner, spoke to eNCA.
NtirhisanoEngaging Traditional Healers to strengthen HIV Counselling and Testing services. This video highlights ongoing work at the MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit.
Healthcare in SAFew traditional healers receive PPE. Ryan Wagner spoke with eNCA's Dan Moyane.
Thirty years of the lab in the bush
Agincourt, one of the longest-running research centres of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, tracks health and wellbeing over the life course.
Traditional healers in SA are exposed to infection, but few can get protective gear
An average healer in the rural South African town where the study was done experiences about 1,500 occupational blood exposures in their lifetime.
Why traditional healers could have a role to play in fighting HIV
Many cultures and societies throughout the world turn to traditional healers to find out why they are ill and to seek treatment.