81. Two traditional healers who claimed they could cure AIDS have died after having sex with patients they believed they had cured, the government information service reported Friday. 82. We as traditional healers denounce these acts as those of evil. 83. Zulu traditional healers have concocted a secret herbal potion aimed at calming the endemic violence in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. 84. One potent method of containing AIDS is treating sexually transmitted diseases, which are often prevalent but can frequently be cured by traditional healers. 85. Patients or relatives of sick people put off the moment of seeking hospital care, opting instead to treat themselves or resorting to traditional healers. 86. Some traditional healers have been accused of encouraging sexual abuse of minors by prescribing sex with virgins to cure some diseases or for good luck. |