While traditional medicine still holds sway in Sudan, a familiar part of the culture are ‘spiritual healers’ who were once known as ‘witch doctors’.


While traditional medicine still holds sway in Sudan, a familiar part of the culture are ‘spiritual healers’ who were once known as ‘witch doctors’. Respected members of the community they use among other things herbs, goats’ horns, trance inducing substances to treat many different illnesses from infertility, skin diseases, mental conditions, to intestinal problems and even more mundane problems such as broken Here a witch doctor examines a patient with a broken wrist.


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