Showing posts with label National Natural Medicines Day - 17 January. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Natural Medicines Day - 17 January. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Gambia: January 17 Is National Natural Medicines Day


Photo taken from The Point

President Yahya Jammeh has declared 17 January as National Natural Medicines Day in The Gambia.
 
On the eve of The Gambia’s 49th independence anniversary of February 18, Jammeh, who is also an herbal doctor, said “this Day will be set aside to appreciate, celebrate and also embrace Gambia’s indigenous ways of medical treatment.” 

The Gambian leader said the Day will be celebrated “for the glories of our rich past”.
However, he noted that it should be a moment for further reflection, though and research for the improvement of indigenous knowledge of natural remedies for their adaptation in a dynamic and increasingly materialistic commercial world.