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Indigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorNaur, Maja
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T13:10:29Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T13:10:29Z
dc.date.issued2001-03
dc.description.abstractThe note reviews the cultural role of traditional healers in communities in Ghana, and Zambia, as one of the best hopes for treating, and stemming the spread of AIDS. However, healers rely on medicinal plants which have significantly decreased, as their habitats are lost through deforestation, cultivation, overgrazing, burning droughts, and desertification among others. This has been exacerbated by poor management of local, and international demand for medicinal plants, and by the identification by traditional healers, of the loss of indigenous knowledge regarding traditional medicine, which is part of the cultural heritage of local communities, usually transmitted orally. Based on the importance to preserve this ethno-medical knowledge, with the support of the World Bank, the governments of these two countries aim at establishing a bridge between environment, and health in fighting HIV/AIDS, through the Environmental Support Program in Zambia, and the Northern Savanna Biodiversity Conservation Project in Ghana. The note describes the AIDS components, involving traditional healers, and compares socio-cultural findings, particularly concerning gender differences related to traditional medicine. Although gradual, this approach is benefiting the poor directly, with considerable potential in treating AIDS-related diseases.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047449/indigenous-knowledge-hivaids-ghana-zambia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10808
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10808
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIndigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 30
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIDS EPIDEMIC
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectBI
dc.subjectCULTURAL NORMS
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectEDUCATORS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectINFERTILITY
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectMEDICINAL PLANTS
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMODERN MEDICINE
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRADIO PROGRAMS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSEXUAL INTERCOURSE
dc.subjectSEXUALITY
dc.subjectTOXICOLOGY
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL HEALERS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL MEDICINE
dc.subjectTRAINING MATERIALS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectHIV VIRUSES
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL MEDICINE
dc.subjectMEDICINAL PLANTS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectCULTURAL HERITAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIOCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.titleIndigenous Knowledge and HIV/AIDS : Ghana and Zambiaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure1999-12-09
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:29:28.408262Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1047449/indigenous-knowledge-hivaids-ghana-zambia
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0855a4ada_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1047449
okr.identifier.report21995
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryZambia
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.sectorHIV/AIDS
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitAFT: Knowledge & Learning (AFTKL)
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