Indigenous Health Care Practice in Ghana: Insights from the Book of Proverbs

Abstract

Indigenous health care system is holistic. For several reasons, however, it has been underestimated and viewed as a barrier to good health care delivery. Even though the existing scientific and technological innovations used for the treatment of diseases seem to be more effective than the indigenous procedures, this paper seeks to suggest that they cannot claim superiority over indigenous health care practices. Using the Book of Proverbs with regards to the life and thought of the Israelites, this paper argues that indigenous health practices are efficacious, holistic and resilient and must be encouraged alongside modern health care practice for the enhancement of good health in Ghana.