Sangomas on frontline to prevent and treat disease in Bulungula district in Eastern Cape province.
Traditional Healers in South Africa
![Nozolile Zintoyinto has been a sangoma, or traditional healer, at Bulungula for six decades (VOA/Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2FCBA83A-8840-470D-8520-F8193F044FFC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nozolile Zintoyinto has been a sangoma, or traditional healer, at Bulungula for six decades (VOA/Taylor)
![Sangomas traditionally heal sicknesses and spiritual afflictions with concoctions made from plants, herbs and roots (VOA/ D. Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/DC7BE16B-A0A9-43A3-93D4-6B70AFFFCE91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sangomas traditionally heal sicknesses and spiritual afflictions with concoctions made from plants, herbs and roots (VOA/ D. Taylor)
![Tradition and modern medicine are combining to combat the spread of HIV in Bulungula [Photo courtesy Dave Martin]](https://gdb.voanews.com/29C43E10-D0C1-4515-8E7F-C5A40B1A745C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tradition and modern medicine are combining to combat the spread of HIV in Bulungula [Photo courtesy Dave Martin]
![Unlike many other traditional healers in South Africa, Zintoyinto firmly believes in the efficacy of ARV drugs to treat HIV (VOA/Taylor)](https://gdb.voanews.com/85ADE49E-3B74-4074-99F0-1BDEB940C0CD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Unlike many other traditional healers in South Africa, Zintoyinto firmly believes in the efficacy of ARV drugs to treat HIV (VOA/Taylor)