Comparing African and Chinese Traditional Medicine

The China-Africa Reporting Project at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg reprinted a 12 February 2016 online posting titled "Qi Flows from Beijing to Gaborone" by Baboki Kayawe, a staffer at Mmegi Online. The reprint appears as Part I, Part II, and Part III.

This in-depth journalistic account looks at the history and development of traditional medicine in Africa and China, the relevance of Chinese traditional medicine to Africa, and the need to integrate modern Western medicine.

Chinese Herbal Medicine Under Scrutiny in Africa

Think Press Africa published on 3 June 2014 an extensive journalistic account titled "Get Rich or Die Trying: The Chinese Herbal Medicine 'Death Sentence' in Uganda" by James Wan.  The story focuses on the multinational company known as TIENS based in Tianjin, China.  TIENS has branches in 110 countries, including 16 in Africa.  In addition to Uganda, it is active in West Africa, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe.  The article questions its practices and safety based on an in-depth report from Uganda where 200,000 Ugandans have signed up believing the products will cure all their illnesses and help them make a fortune.