Preparations of the calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. are consumed widely as beverages and are marketed increasingly as supplements for cardiometabolic risk reduction. Interest in their glycaemic actions has grown because the plant is inexpensive, culturally familiar across tropi...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i9777
Naturopathic education in Africa is situated at the intersection of professional regulation, plural health systems, uneven educational resources and persistent concern about the transition from academic knowledge to safe independent practice. Work-based learning offers a plausibl...
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Research Article10.9734/jesbs/2026/v39i51514
Background: Naturopathy, rooted in ancient healing traditions, emphasizes the body’s innate healing ability and the harmonious use of natural modalities such as botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, hydrotherapy, lifestyle counseling, physical medicine, and spiritual healing. G...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i8696
Background: Africa’s healthcare systems are inherently pluralistic, with Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCAM) playing a central role in public health. However, despite constitutional recognition of indigenous healing systems in countries such as Ghana and The Gambia, reg...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i41416
Background: The evolution of naturopathic and herbal education in Africa is gaining renewed attention amid growing global interest in the integration of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with conventional biomedical systems. As African countries seek to formalize and l...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i7675
This study systematically reviews and meta-analyzes existing evidence on the efficacy of Hibiscus sabdariffa in managing high blood pressure. A comprehensive search of databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, identified randomized controlled trials and observation...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i1613
Objectives: Law and policy are critical instruments for enhancing health systems. The development of modern medicine relies heavily on stringent laws and policies. Additionally, the legislative framework for naturopathy and traditional complementary alternative medicines emphasiz...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2024/v25i12599
Aim: This legal opinion aims to examine the prevalence and evaluate medical negligence cases in the Gambia and Ghana. Methods: This is done using a non-systematic approach in conducting literature searches on media reports on alleged medical negligence, decided cases in Ghana and...
Traditional and alternative medicine practitioners have an important role to play in the Gambian Healthcare sector, yet they have been sidelined. I believe that the nature of the Gambian Healthcare sector stands to benefit more if practitioners are regulated effectively. The heal...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2023/v21i4444
Health rights are important fundamental human rights. But unfortunately missing in the Gambian 1997 Constitution. Besides, the right to health does not only pertain to the mainstream sector but extends to the practice of medical pluralism. In promoting medical pluralism in a cou...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2023/v21i4445
Background: In 1984, the Medicines Act, cap 40.01 was passed to regulate medicines in the Gambia. If one reviews the said law, one will see the many lacunae in the Medicines Act, cap 40.01, and the Medicines Regulations 1986. For instance, concerning the regulation of herbal and...
Aim: This paper examines the legal framework of traditional and alternative medicine in the Gambia and the risk and benefits associated with regulated and unregulated professions. Methods: The author reviews the healthcare laws in the Gambia that have a direct and indirect link...
Background: The Gambia, a country of over two million people with a deep history of traditional medicine in the African Continent still has no legislation to regulate the practice and promotion of traditional medicines. The striking thing is that it is the only country on the Afr...
Objective: The herbal market in Ghana is flooded with many products approved by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). Most of these products appeared during the COVID-19 Pandemic and have gained public confidence and acceptance, marketed as immune boosters. One notable and highly m...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v20i1405
Background: Ghana has developed two significant programs for modern naturopathic education in Africa. This success story makes Ghana one of the first countries in the West African sub-region to promote and advocate for the standardized structured naturopathic practice. This also...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2022/v19i130367
Background: According to worldwide estimates, some 600,000 women die each year of pregnancy-related causes, and another 75,000 die following unsafe abortions. At least 200,000 of these maternal deaths are attributable to the failure or lack of contraceptive services. Naturopathic...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2021/v16i430311
Background: Prayer is paramount in the spiritual welfare and development of an individual. Interestingly, prayer is also considered as a form of complementary alternative medicine and is employed in primary healthcare delivery. Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2021/v16i430309
Background: Naturopathic medicine is at its embryonic stage of development in Ghana and West Africa in entirety. In jurisdictions where Naturopathic medicine is well regulated, Naturopathic practitioners are well integrated into the primary healthcare delivery team. In Ghana, the...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2021/v15i130257
Background: The embryonic field of complementary alternative medicine in Ghana is gradually taking shape. Alternative medicine in Ghana is an important system of medical practice with legislation currently pending for promulgation. Objectives: To support this embryonic industry f...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2021/v15i130256
Background: The nursing workforce is a very important one as nurses form a vital component of healthcare delivery worldwide. The global nursing shortage is continuously wreaking havoc at all levels of the global health system, with no end in sight. Nursing turnover intensions lea...
Background: HIV transmission remains a public health concern, with many adolescents and young adults engaging in unprotected sex. Inadequate condom uptake rates have been reported among university students, with women recording relatively lower condom uptake. Religion remains a d...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2022/v11i130137