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Soc Sci Med. 1985;20(1):67-9. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(85)90313-2.
Noting the challenges posed by the goal of health For All by the Year 2000, this paper re-echoes the need to mobilize traditional medicine for Primary Health Care in Nigeria. The paper points to the inadequacy of modern health facilities and the obstacles that stand in the way of providing enough modern health facilities to meet the demand of Nigeria's population by the year 2000. It is observed that traditional medicine offers an alternative model not only because it is relatively inexpensive both to the practitioners and patients who often settle their bills in kind or cash but also because of its acceptability among Nigerians. Finally, it is suggested that government and traditional medical practitioners should cooperate for it is in this way that the practice of traditional medicine can be improved and the practitioners encouraged to add Primary Health Care activities to the repertoire.
注意到2000年实现全民健康目标所带来的挑战，本文再次强调在尼日利亚动员传统医学用于初级卫生保健的必要性。该文指出了现代卫生设施的不足，以及到2000年提供足够的现代卫生设施以满足尼日利亚人口需求所面临的障碍。据观察，传统医学提供了一种替代模式，这不仅是因为它对从业者和患者来说相对便宜，患者通常以实物或现金支付费用，还因为它在尼日利亚人中具有可接受性。最后，建议政府和传统医学从业者应进行合作，因为只有通过这种方式，传统医学的实践才能得到改善，从业者也会受到鼓励，将初级卫生保健活动纳入其业务范围。
