Borno herbal practitioner faults ‘no cure’ claims for some ailments

From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri
A popular herbal medicine practitioner in Borno State, Mallam Garba Maidawa, has faulted medical doctors for telling patients that some sicknesses have no cure.
Maidawa said in an interview with Daily Sun in Maiduguri yesterday that many people had died because of such pronouncements by orthodox medical practitioners.
According to him, patients with life-threatening conditions often give up when told their illness cannot be cured. He said the statement weakens their will to seek treatment and survive.
“They said there is no cure for some sicknesses. This is not so. There is always a solution. Why can’t we search more? Muslims are told in the H...