title: Traditional healers and community health.
abstract: A review of projects in various countries suggests that traditional healers, if properly trained, can contribute significantly to the work of primary care teams. Recommendations are offered with a view to making the best possible use of this valuable resource.
authors.affiliation: International Child Resource Institute, Berkeley, CA 94707.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hoff
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D005544:Forecasting; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006295:Health Resources; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care