The Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia has backed plans by Lusaka’s mayor-elect to remove excessive herbal medicine posters and banners from the city, saying the advertisements have become a nuisance and are contributing to littering. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Zambian Business Times (ZBT), Association president Dr Rodwell Vongo said traditional healers should be allowed to advertise their services, but only in a controlled manner and preferably at the premises where they operate. Dr Vongo said putting posters across different townships, roads and public spaces was unethical and undermined professionalism in traditional healthcare. “One poster, one poster, not...
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