325+ South African traditional healers to be trained for HIV testing and stigma reduction.

325+ traditional healers in South Africa will be trained to do HIV tests and educate patients about the disease, in the largest known effort in the country to involve traditional healers in a public health goal. The project aims to help reduce the stigma surrounding HIV in rural areas and increase the number of people who know their status. Researchers will compare HIV testing rates by healers and clinics.

June 16, 2024
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