Collaboration with traditional health practitioners in the provision of skin care for all in Africa

The Task force for Skin Care for All: Community Dermatology seeks to meet WHO objectives, to draw attention to the role of Traditional Health Practitioners and to develop integrated skin care. In many African countries patients will first use traditional medicine to treat skin diseases. Many traditi...

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Published inInternational journal of dermatology Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 564 - 570
Main Authors Ryan, Terence J., Hirt, Hans-Martin, Willcox, Merlin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2011
Blackwell
Subjects
Advisory Committees
Africa
Biological and medical sciences
Community Medicine - manpower
Dermatology
Dermatology - manpower
Herbal Medicine - economics
Humans
Intellectual Property
Medical sciences
Medicine, African Traditional
Skin Care
Snake Bites - therapy
Africa
Dermatology
Skin
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Summary:The Task force for Skin Care for All: Community Dermatology seeks to meet WHO objectives, to draw attention to the role of Traditional Health Practitioners and to develop integrated skin care. In many African countries patients will first use traditional medicine to treat skin diseases. Many traditional practices are beneficial but some are harmful. The Task Force recommends education of traditional and modern health practitioners to improve collaboration, safety and efficacy. Thereby, it aims to improve skin care and to reinforce the best practices.
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Based on a workshop in Oxford, October 30–31, 2010, under the aegis of the the International Society of Dermatology’s Task Force for Skin Care for All: Community Dermatology, Global Initiative for Traditional Systems (GIFTS) of Health, and Action for Natural Medicine (ANAMED)
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ISSN:0011-9059
1365-4632
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05023.x