Today our guest is Gogo Zukie Mvoko, spokesperson for the African national healers association.

• Traditional Healers of Southern Africa are practitioners of traditional African medicine.
• They fulfill different social and political roles in the community, including divination healing physical, emotional and spiritual illnesses, directing rituals and so much more.
• It is estimated that there are as many as 200,000 traditional healers in South Africa compared to 25,000 doctors trained in bio-medical medicine.
• Traditional healers are consulted by approximately 60% of the South African population, usually in conjunction with modern biomedical services.