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Traditional healers join the fight against HIV in South Africa

(16 Jun 2024) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4500835 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bushbuckridge, South Africa - 09 May 2024 1. Wide of traditional healer Shadrack Mashabane putting on his attire before a consultation 2. Various of traditional healer Shadrack Mashabane consulting with a client as he performs a bone throwing ritual 3. SOUNDBITE (Zulu) Shadrack Mashabane, Traditional healer: ++PART OVERLAID BY SHOTS 2,4,5++ “From the start, we begin with our traditional consultation work. Then I explain the HIV testing. Many didn’t trust that we can do this thing, because it is unusual. What most people know is that testing only happens in clinics. So, at the very beginning (of the study), they really looked down on us.” 4. Wide of traditional healer Shadrack Mashabane chanting during a consultation with a client 5. Close up of traditional healer Shadrack Mashabane performing an HIV prick test with a client 6. Various of traditional healer Florence Khoza consulting with a client 7. SOUNDBITE (Tsonga) Florence Khoza, Traditional healer: ++PART OVERLAID BY SHOTS 8, 9++ “I don’t give up. Should I test and find a person tests positive. I talk to them, encourage and advise them to go to the hospital. I keep their referral and wait for them to advise on when they can go to the clinic. Should they fail, I personally walk to the clinic - accompanying them - committing myself to take them to the clinic so they can get treatment.” 8. Close of traditional healer Florence Khoza performing an HIV prick test with a client 9. Various of traditional healer Florence Khoza filling the blood collection tube of the HIV test 10. Mid of traditional healer Florence Khoza disposing of her gloves after performing an HIV prick test STORYLINE: The walls of Shadrack Mashabane’s hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of light. What stands out among the herbs and medicines in glass bottles is a white box containing an HIV testing kit. Mashabane is one of at least 15 traditional healers in the town who, in a pilot study, have been trained by University of Witwatersrand researchers to conduct HIV testing and counselling in an effort to ensure as many South Africans as possible know their status. It's part of the largest known effort in the country to involve traditional healers in a public health goal and study the results. Later this year, at least 325 other healers will undergo the training and become certified HIV counsellors. Researchers will compare rates of HIV testing by healers and clinics. Most traditional healers were already knowledgeable about HIV — some from personal experience — and were eager to get involved, researchers said. South Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV in the world. Stigma remains in many communities around the disease and its treatment — even though HIV antiretroviral medication and pre-exposure prophylaxis are free. Concern about privacy at clinics also keeps people from seeking help. Many people in rural areas see traditional healers as their first point of contact for illnesses, and the project hopes they can help change attitudes. South Africa's large younger population is a special concern. A government study released in December showed that people living with HIV had fallen from 14% in 2017 to 12.7% in 2022, but HIV prevalence rose among girls between 15 and 19, a phenomenon largely attributed to older men sleeping with them. “Many were not convinced. I had to show them my certificate to prove I was qualified to do this,” he said. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...