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Developments:
An effort to enlist the support of traditional healers in the battle against HIV/AIDS is beginning to bear fruit in South Africa. As well as encouraging their patients to access antiretroviral treatment and use condoms, sangomas are being trained not to re-use the razors with which they open wounds (I wonder how many HIV infections that practice has led to). When I visited Swaziland in 2004, I found healers reluctant to get involved with AIDS - given their respected status in society, however, their support is essential for limiting the spread of the virus.
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