Can we believe Sekuru Banda?

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Can we believe Sekuru Banda?

The Sunday Mail

The emergence of immensely popular and charismatic traditional healers is contributing to the continued rise in the popularisation of African traditional healing practices.

Until recently, traditional healers and herbalists were often shunned by mostly urban communities with the few that consulted them doing so under the cover of darkness.he emergence of immensely popular and charismatic traditional healers is contributing to the continued rise in the popularisation of African traditional healing practices.

Of late, African traditional medicine has become attractive to the general public, with more people consulting traditional healers and herbalists in broad daylight.

Churches and the modern medical practices are no-longer demonising or ignoring such practices.

Instead, there has been concerted efforts by both medical doctors and traditional healers to collaborate, with modern medical practices often augmenting indigenous health approaches.

One glaring example which highlights the inter-dependence between traditional healers and medical doctors is that of Violet Makosi (34) of Epworth.

Makosi narrated what she still believe was a miracle.

“I knew I was pregnant but the problem began when I started bleeding and experiencing back pains. I was also vomiting. I then consulted a nearby private clinic which recommended that an ultra-scan be taken,” said Makosi.

The results of the scan shocked her.

“The scan revealed that an embryo was growing in the fallopian tubes instead of the uterus. I was devastated since I was ordered to go for an emergence operation to terminate the pregnancy,” added Makosi.

Makosi said she then visited Sekuru Banda whom she believed would help her have the medical operation done safely.

“It was my first time to consult a traditional healer and I was doubting his capabilities. He then gave me traditional medicine that I mixed and ate with porridge. Within three days, the bleeding and the pain stopped. To me, this is indeed a miracle,” Makosi said.

According to Makosi, another scan revealed that the embryo had settled into its rightful place — the uterus.

Dr Francis Nyambo, the medical doctor who had suggested that Makosi get operated on confirmed the unusual development.

“In medical terms, such a phenomenon cannot be explained. Initially, we thought the bleeding stopped after the death of the embryo but further tests revealed that all was well,” Dr Nyambo said.

Sekuru Banda said traditional African medicine can help reverse some of the complications that medical doctors are not capable of reversing.

“Although this might appear to be a sort of a miracle, traditional medicine has, for centuries, been used to help cure diseases that modern medicine cannot get rid of. This explains why more and more people are now depending on traditional medicine,” Sekuru Banda said.

Traditional healers serve many roles which include being the custodians of the traditional African religion and customs, educators about culture, counsellors, social workers and psychologists.

Sekuru Banda has also been working with the community by providing funds for the installation and repair of street lights.

“As traditional healers, we do not only treat people but help them in any way possible. There has been a spate of muggings in the community that I live and to counter that, I provided funds for the repair and installation of street lights,” concluded Sekuru Banda.

Mr Farai Banga, a local resident, applauded Sekuru Banda for what he is doing for the community.

“This man has a genuine love for the people. He chipped in by maintaining roads and installing street lights. I cannot quantify what he has done for us,” Mr Banga said.

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