Cyril Naidoo stands at the front of a crowded conference room, talking about a concept in family medicine called the iceberg theory. “When a patient comes to us with a headache, our job is to try and ...

BUSHBUCKRIDGE, South Africa (AP) — The walls of Shadrack Mashabane’s hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of ...

The visions started when Mirriam Bangisa was a child, coming to her while she slept. Bangisa would see herself wearing beaded clothing and performing traditional dances of her Xhosa tribe as she ...

WOTE, Kenya (RNS) Across Africa, many people believe mental illness is caused by curses, witchcraft or demons. In such places, traditional medicine has long remained the first line of treatment. But a ...