From the history of medicine in Nigeria

Blessed, B.O.

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Title	From the history of medicine in Nigeria
Authors	Blessed, B.O.
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Keywords	Nigeria Нігерія Нигерия history of medicine історія медицини история медицины
Type	Conference Papers
Date of Issue	2016
URI	http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/45941
Publisher	Sumy State University
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Citation	Blessed, B.O. From the history of medicine in Nigeria [Текст] / B.O. Blessed; EL Adviser G.S. Ilyina // With Foreign Languages to Mutual Understanding, Better Technologies and Ecologically Safer Environment : матеріали Х Всеукраїнської науково-практичної конференції студентів, аспірантів та викладачів лінгвістичного навчально-методичного центру кафедри іноземних мов, м. Суми, 24 березня 2016 р. / Відп. за вип. Г.І. Литвиненко. - Sumy : Sumy State University, 2016. - P. 43.
Abstract	Nigeria is a large country with diverse cultures and traditions. About 250 linguistic groups, of which 3 are major groups comprise over 60% of the total population. Each group evolved its own micro-culture and micro-traditions. Traditional medicine and healing constituted part of micro-cultural evolution. Traditional healing and medical practices included herbalists, divine healers, midwives, bone-setters, mental health therapists and surgeons. In rural areas where 70% of population live people rely on traditional health care system because it available, accessible and affordable to them. The first record of modern medical services in Nigeria was during the various European expeditions in the early-to-mid 19th century.
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