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Alternative Medicine, Politicized
Publisher |
VICE
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Oct 15, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:41:00

As India’s health professionals battle the spread of COVID-19, some political leaders claim traditional medicine systems can cure the coronavirus. VICE’s Senior Staff Writer Pallavi Pundir reports on how nationalistic fervor for traditional medicine, fake credentialed doctors, and misinformation are gaining momentum in India and making matters worse.

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This episode was produced by Adizah Eghan.

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