Traditional medicine is very important in Ugandan culture. Many people consult traditional healers before western trained health providers. I believe that traditional medicine definitely has its place. However, I believe there is an effective and tangible balance that must be obtained. I do value traditional medicine because much of modern medicine is based on the herbs and remedies. Also, there are thousands of people who trust this form of medicine. To totally discount it would be dangerous. I feel it is better to provide advice about safe use. However, it is difficult to prove the effectiveness of most traditional medicines. I see a potential problems resulting from lack of information and knowledge about the impact of certain herbs.
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Morgan Alexander
2/27/2010 04:50:06 am
Very well put! I think that it is imperitive that as future health professionals, we establish our stand points and views on medicine early. If not, I think that all those years of focusing on Science & Technology will give you a biased opinion on the effectiveness of all different types of treatments and medications. Which ultimately lead to us denouncing things we really don't know much about because of what our textbooks tell us. Each one, teach one!
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11/5/2010 01:26:33 pm
Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.1
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11/7/2010 04:13:36 pm
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Katende Ambrose
3/28/2016 11:14:27 pm
I have always heard about the chemotherapeutic laboratory and always wished to know more about you. I am a pharmacy student at MUST with special interest in herbal medicine , which I totally agree is very essential in our health system but needs to be improved through research.
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