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Traditional healers pose a challenge to Africa's efforts to control Ebola outbreak
Traditional healers pose a challenge to Africa's efforts to control Ebola outbreak
Amid Congo's severe Ebola outbreak, afflicted individuals frequently turn to traditional healers instead of hospitals, resulting in tragic outcomes.
Traditional healers turn to ancestral remedies as Ebola spreads in DRC
Traditional healers turn to ancestral remedies as Ebola spreads in DRC
In her garden, traditional healer Mariam Kabika searched for plants she believes could help treat Ebola, a deadly virus spreading in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Traditional healers in DRC say they can cure Ebola
https://www.europesays.com/africa/270446/
Ituri province in DR Congo is the epicenter of the ongoing Ebola outbreak. The rare Bundibugyo strain of…
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Traditional healers in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they can cure Ebola.
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Traditional healer Mariam Kabika searches for plants in her garden that she believes could help treat Ebola.
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“Traditional healers in DRC say they can cure Ebola”
→ Traditional healers in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they can cure Ebola.
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“Traditional healer Mariam Kabika searched for plants she believes could help treat Ebola”
→ Traditional healer Mariam Kabika searches for plants in her garden that she believes could help treat Ebola.