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VOL. 11, ISSUE 5 (2025)
Integrating traditional medicine into orthodox medicine for effective health care delivery in Nigeria: Inter jurisdictional perspectives
Authors
Augustine U Amadasun
Abstract
In Nigeria, medical health care had always
operated at two levels – the traditional and the orthodox mode respectively and
the majority of the people patronize the traditional mode. But the traditional
mode has not been adequately harmonized with its orthodox counterpart. This
paper x-rays the role of traditional medicine in healthcare delivery in
Nigeria. It presents both the evolution of the concept, the framework for its
practice and the statutes regulating its practice in Nigeria. It presents a
comparative study of the integration of the concept into orthodox medicine in
some developed countries such as Japan and India and its acceptability in those
countries. The paper concludes that traditional medicine reflects the culture
and traditions of the people and greatly accepted by the populace in Nigeria.
It therefore advocates for an adequate legislative framework and the
formulation of policies towards harmonizing both concepts. This will
consequently make way for the integration of the traditional mode into the orthodox
mode for effective health care delivery in Nigeria.
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Pages:79-83
How to cite this article:
Augustine U Amadasun "Integrating traditional medicine into orthodox medicine for effective health care delivery in Nigeria: Inter jurisdictional perspectives". International Journal of Law, Vol 11, Issue 5, 2025, Pages 79-83
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