ABSTRACT

First Published in 1990. This study is an important landmark in our understanding of the complexities of pluralistic medical systems. It is an unusual study as it provides an overview of the indigenous Oromo and Amhara, the regional Greaco-Arabic, and the cosmopolitan health systems in the Horn of Africa, using a variety of approaches and methodologies.

chapter 1|36 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|38 pages

Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

chapter 4|46 pages

Babile, Community Life in the Highlands

chapter 5|51 pages

The Plural Medical System in Babile

chapter 6|25 pages

Patterns of Health Care Utilisation

chapter 8|16 pages

Conclusions and Implications