“…Although some believe in traditional healing to prevent or cure AIDS are evident, many healers, however, say they can do nothing about the disease (Forster, 1998;Ligomeka, 2001). Hence, Schoffeleers (1999) notes that the salvation denoted by the traditional medicine mchape appears to be an invitation and a help to change one's lifestyle more than a cure for AIDS. Because of such claims, Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Board (PMPB) has warned that about 12,000 traditional healers risk prosecution for violating laws governing the dispensation of drugs in Malawi by making claims of cure publicly, which have not been scientifically proven (Mnama, 2006).…”