Sick certificates issued by South African traditional health practitioners: Current legislation, challenges and the way forward

Mbatha, Nompumelelo; Street, Renée; Ngcobo, Mlungisi; Gqaleni, Nceba

doi:10.7196/samj.5295

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“…In South Africa, collaboration between these two types of practitioners is specifically beneficial because of the potential for traditional health practitioners to serve as a critical component of a comprehensive health care strategy (Mbatha, Street, Ngcobo, & Nqaleni, 2012). For example, traditional health practitioners could play a significant role in the management and treatment of the most devastating and life-threatening h e a l t h s a g e s o n d h e i d 2 2 ( 2 0 1 7 ) 2 9 1 e2 9 9 diseases such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, diabetes mellitus and cancer as they promote the use of natural plantbased remedies which have shown significant health benefits (Street & Prinsloo, 2013).…”

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Evidence-based recommendations to facilitate professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners

Rooyen¹,

Pretorius²,

Tembani³

et al. 2017

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background: Globally, and in South Africa, there is an increased demand for consulting both traditional and allopathic health practitioners. As both health practitioners are working within the same communities, their respective practices could complement or undermine the health of consumers using both health services. Professional collaboration between traditional and allopathic health practitioners is therefore desirable and requires collaboration between the systems, which is currently legislated by the Traditional Health Practitioners Act 22 of 2007. However, in the Eastern Cape, no evidence-based recommendations were found that facilitated the collaborative relationship between the two health practitioner groups.Purpose of the research: To develop evidence-based recommendations aimed at facilitating professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners for the benefit of patients.Methodology: Descriptive evidence-based recommendations to enhance professional collaboration between both groups of health practitioners were developed based on focus group interviews with allopathic practitioners (n = 10) and individual interviews with traditional health practitioners (n = 18) (traditional health practitioners (n = 14) and traditional healers who are also allopathic health practitioners (n = 4)) practising in the Amathole District in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Dickoff et al.'s (1968) Survey List wasused as a conceptual framework.Results: Collaboration was hampered by allopathic practitioners demonstrating negative attitudes by not referring patients to traditional practitioners based on lack of knowledge and mutual understanding of each other's practices. Suggestions for collaboration made by both groups resulted in the development of two distinct sets of evidence-based recommendations.The first set of recommendations aims to enhance professional collaboration between both groups of health practitioners. This is done through facilitating mutual understanding based on respect and acceptance between the different practitioners. The second set of recommendations aims to enhance professional collaboration through facilitating open communication between different practitioners.Conclusion: These evidence-based recommendations can be used to facilitate professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners resulting in mutual understanding and open communication, enhancing team work in a multi-professional environment, and ultimately leading to improved patient care.

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Evidence-based recommendations to facilitate professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners

Rooyen¹,

Pretorius²,

Tembani³

et al. 2017

Health SA Gesondheid

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“…Where they operate, they are community counsellors, circumcisers, advisors, health practitioners, diviners, home builders, rain makers, advisors of political leaders, and they have also earned themselves the position of grassroots community leaders. It is this researcher's contention that their services should be professionalized and their consultation certificates are recognized by employers, the same way medical cards are used to justify the absence of workers in the workplace (Mbatha, et al, 2012). On a positive note, this kind of recognition and acceptance of their services in the modern world is however growing with time.…”

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Repositioning, Reclaiming and Rejuvenating the Niche of Traditional Practitioners in the Face of Modernization in Selected African Countries

Kang’ethe¹

2014

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“…In South Africa, the biodiversity is quite high which lends itself to a large variety of medicinal plants that are sold commercially, both in conventional and informal markets in the country (Chen et al, 2004). Currently, about 80% of South Africans use traditional medicine to meet their primary healthcare needs (Gqaleni et al, 2007;Mbatha et al, 2012). More than 1000 medicinal plants are used for traditional medicine in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, alone (Mander, 1998).…”

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Phytochemical analysis of <i>Cyrtanthus obliquus</i> bulbs from the informal street market of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Mahlangeni¹,

Moodley²,

Jonnalagaddaa³

2015

Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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Background: Cyrtanthus obliquus is a medicinal plant commonly known by the locals in South Africa as Umathunga. It is used in traditional South African medicine for the treatment of scrofula, chronic coughs and headaches and is also used to prepare the popular decoction known as Imbiza. Materials and methods: The secondary metabolites from C. obliquus bulbs were extracted using solvent extraction techniques, isolated using column chromatography and identified using spectroscopic techniques. The antioxidant potential of the isolated compounds was determined by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and the ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) assay. Results: The extracts yielded four homoisoflavonoids, 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(4ꞌ-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one, 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4ꞌ-hydroxybenzyl)chroman-4-one,5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(4ꞌ-methoxybenzylidene)chroman-4-one and 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4ꞌ-hydroxybenzylidene)chroman-4-one. An unusual 3-β-glucopyranosyl-22,27-dihydroxy-lanosta-8-ene was also isolated from the bulbs. The antioxidant studies showed that 3-benzylchromanones have better activity than 3-benzylidenechromanones. Conclusion: Four homoisoflavanones namely 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(4ꞌ-methoxybenzyl)chroman-4-one; 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(4ꞌ-hydroxybenzyl)chroman-4-one and two 5,7-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3-(4ꞌ-methoxybenzylidene)chroman-4-one; 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4ꞌ-hydroxybenzylidene)-chroman-4-one were obtained from Cyrtanthus obliquus.

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Sick certificates issued by South African traditional health practitioners: Current legislation, challenges and the way forward

Cited by 50 publications

References 3 publications

Evidence-based recommendations to facilitate professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners

Evidence-based recommendations to facilitate professional collaboration between allopathic and traditional health practitioners

Repositioning, Reclaiming and Rejuvenating the Niche of Traditional Practitioners in the Face of Modernization in Selected African Countries

Phytochemical analysis of <i>Cyrtanthus obliquus</i> bulbs from the informal street market of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

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