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Modern Africans dep< Whk The Gamecock TlPPrlc vnnr Vialr^l J V/ULJL I Reporters, photographers, copy editors, and production staff needed for summer. Apply room 311A Russell House. _____ J I I A(rti? 2!?t & 22nd 1-jw> Wuaie < ?% Sidewalk Safe #Dmtcm | Sidewalk Sales on Sa Vtiuk SmE V avid ! A Pnn ! | ? JUXK, IVnUjl I Rot Ouwfeij & ftokwi} HMM ;ndent on p By CARYN JACOBI Gamecock Staff Writer Most people in Africa will never receive modem medical help said a Tanzanian doctor Tuesday. As a part of Health Enrichment Week, Dr. Cleopas Misuya, on leave from Tanzania, said African doctors live in cities when most npnnlp livp in villafloc fKno * maawgjvu, ^IIUO depriving a good part of the population modern medical attention. Many people of Africa are still dependent on various types of traditional folk medicine which according to Misuya has come into opposition from modern doctors. "The objection is amplified by the image of the doctor as a frightful, feather-laden savage saying grace before the prostrate body of a poor missionary," Misuya said. HE SAID traditional methods used by the native Africans work. He said that belladonna, a wellknown drug among modern civilizations, has been used by ZIP-KLEEN I 1 hour cleaning 4hourlaundru 1! 6 days a week 171-F 7:30am-6pm Sat.7:30am-3pm 132Q IXlQin St. "cue Pi 'aim "Odd Ftidmj & S IftcMce C tahUbwUfo iluda Ave., Blossom, H n a a caw tfoimw ht VaHcm i iwdVam ? native Africans for centuries. ' "Most rural Africans will continue to depend on traditional care for a long time to come for, political will or not, it is not possible in our technological state to Drovide pvprv villa oo wifH - J - ? -o^ " modern medical care," Misuya said. Another large problem is the extremely small amount of doctors in Africa. In Nigeria there are 3,600 doctors for 2 million people, a ratio of one doctor per every 2,000 Jht8??k(?intr Thr Bool 1 PftAV FOR | FINE IDEATI 5- The Book Corner will g Wed., Thurs., and Fr w 1 INDESCRIBABLE BU ? Mr. Harry Dent will b * I Tl A :l or luuuy, I IIUI b ., Mpill Z.V. 5 Prodigal South Ret J (John Wiley) ifiiuioj 4009 j?ui?) t|< f ftDDm i Fedtiv nhiftifniil Entertainment Fri & Saturday After on Santee Stree arden & Santee Live Himic Jfta ? Sidewalk Safie W HMHMMMBHnaMHHBnHaaaHMBtal alth care people. In Kenya there is one doctor per every 10,000 people. Comparing these figures to the United States which has one doctor per every 626 people, a "distinct -1 i- M suurutge is seen. "As long as folk medicine is used for the poor people it's not going to work. It must be encouraged only as an addition to modern technology in medicine," Misuya said. i Corner The Booh Cornell, m o HER! | I move to the patio ^ i., April 1 9, 20, 2 1 'S mi * o e on the patio ?| ). His book The 5 urns to Power ? o o rw tog 4i|i mum) qoog *mj? P ft m "V iday I IUUI 10 t: