Dossier
traditional healers
Coverage of traditional healers in the Nexus archive.
- Africa’s Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals
Africa's Ebola outbreaks are complicated by some victims preferring traditional healers over hospitals. Some affected individuals choose to go to the nearest hospital.
- Africa's Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals
Africa's Ebola outbreaks are complicated by victims preferring traditional healers over hospitals, leading to distrust in health workers and misinformation. The current outbreak in Congo, caused by the Bundibugyo virus with no approved treatments, has killed at least 181 people and prompted a WHO-declared public health emergency.