The Position of Traditional Medicine in Healthcare Delivery

The Kenya Case

Abstract

This paper discusses the role of traditional medicine in the healthcare delivery system. Major emphasis will be on the Kenyan scene concerning the role and legal position of ethnomedicine. Owing to the present population pressure, and the monopolistic structuring of biomedicine in Kenya, dual usage of both biomedicine and ethnomedicine becomes inevitable. The availability, affordability, efficacy, and cultural compatibility of ethnomedicine make it the first option and line of treatment in all households.