Browsing Research Output by Subject "traditional health practitioner"
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Are the fees that the traditional health practitioner charges generally lower than that of the medical practitioner?
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2017)Background: The cost of healthcare is a matter of concern for the public and the authorities. When a new healthcare provider enters the healthcare market, specifically the private sector, it is crucial to know if the fees ... -
Do the majority of South Africans regularly consult traditional healers?
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2016)Background: The statutory recognition of traditional healers as healthcare practitioners in South Africa in terms of the Traditional Health Practitioners Act 22 of 2007 is based on various assumptions, opinions and ... -
The insufficient formulation and vagueness of the definition 'Traditional Health Practitioner' as included in the Traditional Health Practitioners Act (Act No 22, 2007) of South Africa
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2016)Background: The main focus of the Traditional Health Practitioners Act No 22 (2007) is the regulation of traditional healing in South Africa. The role player who has to deliver this traditional health service to the public ... -
The traditional health practitioners Act No 22 (2007) of South Africa: its history, resolutions and implementation in perspective (Part 2: Resolutions)
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2016)Background: Before the promulgation of the Traditional Health Practitioners Act No 22 (2007), there was no formal guideline or training culture to steer traditional healing in South Africa. Training was and is still mostly ... -
The Traditional Health Practitioners Act No 22 (2007) of South Africa: its history, resolutions and implementations in perspective (Part 3: Implementations)
(Australasian Medical Journal, 2016)Background: The registration of an alleged 200,000 or more unregulated traditional healers in terms of the Traditional Health Practitioners Act (Act No 22, 2007) seems a challenging task. Section 1 of the Act prescribes ...