Traditional healers need Rwf400m to save endangered medicinal plants

Traditional healers grouped under AGA Rwanda Network, an association of traditional healers in the country, are seeking Rwf416 million to implement a project that intends to restore endangered medicinal plants in the country.
Some participants in an indigenous knowledge system and public healthcare symposium looking at medicinal herbs and bottled traditional medicine at University of Rwanda in Kigali. / Courtesy
Some participants in an indigenous knowledge system and public healthcare symposium looking at medicinal herbs and bottled traditional medicine at University of Rwanda in Kigali. / Courtesy
Emmanuel Ntirenganya