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01-08-1994

SUSAN STAMBERG, Host: In Africa, where doctors and hospitals are often in short supply, millions of people rely on traditional healers for health care. Many healers are one-stop services - they treat illnesses, offer marriage counseling or forecast the future. The healers' practice is rooted in tribal traditions. In South Africa, for example, where Zulu religion is based on reference for ancestors, healers say they consult t...

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