Sat, 22 Oct 2016 10:36:35 +0000 TRADITIONAL healers in Lundazi district have been blamed for high maternal mortality rate in the district. Lundazi District Hospital midwife, Chileke Yambisa has observed that the Hospital had continued to record high rates of maternal deaths despite various interventions because most women were consulting traditional healers on various ailments. Ms. Yambisa alleged that the increasing number of traditional healers in the district was contributing to the high maternal mortality rate. She noted that some pregnant women often preferred going to traditional healers for assistance when faced with any form of complications during delivery. “Lundazi district is one of the districts in Eastern Province with a lot of traditional healers who are registered with, Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THAPAZ). “These traditional healers sometimes attend to matters concerning pregnant women because pregnant women would rather go and see a traditional healer when they have complications than going to a […]
