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Traditional Medicine in Africa
2001-07-24
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The high cost of western pharmaceuticals puts modern health care services out of the reach of a large percentage of Africa’s population, especially those living in rural areas. Instead, they rely on traditional medicine and medicinal plants to meet their health care needs. In Sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, more than 80 percent of the population relies on medicinal plants and traditional medicine as their primary source of health care.
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