This work investigates the role of n'angas(Traditional Healers) in
the HIV/AIDS pandemic with reference to the Ndau people of
Zimbabwe. The central question of the work is: Do n'angas cure
HIV/AIDS? If not, what is it that they do that they think is
curing? The research findings were that much of the claims by some
n'angas and their clients are a result of information gap about
HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS is not tested by the magico-pharmacology of the
traditional Shona society. The success of n'angas in dealing with
HIV/AIDS lies in the anti-retroviral role that traditional herbal
medicine plays. At best, they can cure symptoms of HIV/AIDS with
their traditional medicines. As a result, they can be said to be
offering alternative traditional anti-retroviral treatment even
without the medical expertise of establishing the CD4 counts.
Payment is not made for curing the AIDS virus, but for treating the
opportunistic infections associated with AIDS. As a matter of fact,
patients do not seek AIDS cure, but medical assistance for
physically observable complications. Interestingly, genuine n'angas
sometimes do not even require payment, but consider themselves as
providing a community service.
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