Sangomas on frontline to prevent and treat disease in Bulungula district in Eastern Cape province.
Traditional Healers in South Africa
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Nozolile Zintoyinto has been a sangoma, or traditional healer, at Bulungula for six decades (VOA/Taylor)
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Sangomas traditionally heal sicknesses and spiritual afflictions with concoctions made from plants, herbs and roots (VOA/ D. Taylor)
![Tradition and modern medicine are combining to combat the spread of HIV in Bulungula [Photo courtesy Dave Martin]](https://d3kooqt75pgriw.cloudfront.net/29c43e10-d0c1-4515-8e7f-c5a40b1a745c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tradition and modern medicine are combining to combat the spread of HIV in Bulungula [Photo courtesy Dave Martin]
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Unlike many other traditional healers in South Africa, Zintoyinto firmly believes in the efficacy of ARV drugs to treat HIV (VOA/Taylor)