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For centuries, Indigenous communities around the world have developed rich systems of medical knowledge grounded in close relationships with the natural environment, cultural traditions, and holistic understandings of health and wellbeing. These knowledge systems encompass approaches to prevention, healing, and community care that have been passed down across generations and continue to serve as important sources of health knowledge for many populations today. Despite their longstanding contributions, Indigenous medical practices have often been marginalized within mainstream healthcare systems and scientific discourse. Growing recognition of cultural diversity in healthcare, however, has renewed interest in understanding how Indigenous knowledge can contribute to more inclusive, effective, and person-centered approaches to health. As healthcare systems seek to address complex physical, mental, social, and environmental challenges, there is increasing value in fostering dialogue between Indigenous and contemporary medical perspectives. Indigenous Medical Knowledge in Contemporary Healthcare explores the role, relevance, and application of Indigenous healing traditions within modern healthcare contexts. Bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives, this book highlights how Indigenous approaches can inform healthcare delivery, public health initiatives, patient-centered care, and community wellbeing. Covering topics such as indigenous postnatal care practices, mind-body-spirit knowledge systems, and mental illness, this book is a fundamental academic resource for graduate and doctoral students, healthcare professionals, physicians, nurses, allied health practitioners, nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, healthcare administrators, policymakers, and more.

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Dr Monicca Thulisile Bhuda holds PhD holder in Social Sciences with Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) from the North-West University (NWU), with 7 years' experience of teaching within the IKS, culture and heritage fields. She is a coordinator of a programme that focuses on African identities, Heritage and History at the University of Mpumalanga.Furthermore, . She also a culture and heritage lecturer within the same University. Currently as an academic, she has 30 academic publications on IKS and presented 35 abstracts in diverse conferences. She is co supervising students who are registered for master's degrees in IKS with NWU. She also has been declared a national expert of IKS by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture in the republic of South Africa and has served in a national panel of experts since 2021 until present. In 2023, she has been awarded by the South African National Heritage Council (NHC) under the category of Voice of heritage. The North-West University in 2023 also awarded her with an alumni excellence award within the education category. She has been featured numerous times on TV, radio and newsletters as an IKS and culture expert.

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