Traditional healers get Covid-19 jab! Desmond Boshego
Comments Traditional healer Jelly Mathladisa gets a jab from nurse Moloko Motshetja at Helen Franz Hospital. Photos by Desmond Boshego.
TRADITIONAL health practitioners in Limpopo can now perform their duties without fear of contracting Covid-19.
Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba launched a vaccination programme for traditional healers at Helen Franz Hospital in Senwabarwana on Tuesday, 11 May.
She said it was crucial to vaccinate them so they can help fight the pandemic without fear.
“These are people we believe can help us fight this pandemic in their own way,” said Ramathuba.
“We believe traditional health practitioners have a role to play.”
We should get early vaccine too, say traditional healers
3 February 2021 5:51 PM
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The SADC Traditional Health Practitioners Association says 85% of South Africans visit traditional practitioners on a daily basis.
The Western Cape Health Department said on Wednesday that the vaccination of healthworkers in the province against Covid-19 would get underway by mid-February.
But traditional healers say they feel left behind by the government and believe they too should be included in the prioritised vaccination rollout.
Sylvester Hlati is president of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Traditional Health Practitioners Association.
Our concern as practitioners is, why were we left out?