Freeman M, Motsei M
Department of Community Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown, South Africa.
Soc Sci Med. 1992 Jun;34(11):1183-90. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(92)90311-d.
Developing health policies for the 'post-apartheid' era has become an urgent task of the early 1990s in South Africa. A neglected policy issue thus far has been the question of whether traditional healers have a role to play in future health care, and if so what this should be. Rather than developing positions on these questions, this paper sets out the main debates which need the consideration of health care planners. Arguments for and against traditional healers in health care are presented, and alternatives which could be chosen are outlined. Options adopted by countries on South Africa's borders, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland are briefly considered.
为“后种族隔离”时代制定卫生政策已成为20世纪90年代初南非的一项紧迫任务。迄今为止，一个被忽视的政策问题是传统治疗师在未来医疗保健中是否能发挥作用，如果能，其作用应该是什么。本文并非就这些问题表明立场，而是阐述了医疗保健规划者需要考虑的主要争议点。文中呈现了支持和反对传统治疗师参与医疗保健的论据，并概述了可供选择的方案。还简要探讨了南非边境国家津巴布韦、莫桑比克和斯威士兰所采取的做法。
