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| Dr.Fru displays his Health Excellence Award from IBAM |
Award -winning & modern traditional doctor, Richard Fru,
famously known as Dr. Fru recently in
Buea communed with over 30 media executives who came from Bamenda,Limbe,Kumba,Buea,Douala and Yaounde.
Dr. Fru is
founder/CEO of Dr.Fru's Garden of Eden International Healing and Research
Foundation, Wonya-Mavio Muea-Road-Buea.
During the press
dinner with editors and publishers,
Dr. Fru reiterated the growing importance of traditional medicine, which,
according to the World health Organization, caters for health needs of over 80%
of Africans. He also thrilled his media invitees with his success story as a
researcher and producer of kinds of traditional medicine.
The ceremony was
also an occasion for Dr Fru, who recently did Cameroon proud by winning a
HEALTH EXCELLENCE AWARD, from the Indian Board of Alternative Medicines, to
exhibit all national awards he has received from various institutions and organization
in recognition and appreciation of his contribution to general health
promotion.
Dr. Fru,who
recently was conferred the academic title of “Doctor of Naturopathy” by the
Indian Board of Alternative Medicines, said Cameroon government is supportive
of traditional medicine ,but regretted that some influential individuals, for
selfish motives, in the Public Service are trying to kill it.
Below is Dr.Fru’s
introductory speech to the media executive, which was followed by a
question-and -answer session.
WELCOME REMARKS BY DR.FRU ON THE OCCASION OF A PRESS LUNCH
WITH
MEDIA EXECUTIVES, AT
DR.FRU'S GEIHR FOUNDATION BUEA, JUNE 15, 2013
Let us all unite
with love and compassion to defend mankind from the corruption of medical
science.
We must understand
that we are seeds of the Creator, and as the Creator dwells in battle with the
wicked spirit of the beast, so must we on the physical level. God is the first
scientist and the only Healer.
Our inaccurate
knowledge on Natural medicine, its philosophy and practices have been orchestrated
by factors such as: greed, selfishness and ignorance. But it is only the truth
and the truth alone that shall set us free; it is only that truth that we have
been preaching over 18 years now that shall set Africa and the rest of the
world free.
The key to true life is nothing less than the
marriage between knowledge, power and love. Knowledge and / or power without
love in the domain of medicine would only result in to the mess the evil ones
in both orthodox (conventional) and Traditional medicine have plunged the world
into.
Greed and corruption
is slowing the progress of Traditional Medicine in our country therefore
frustrating the vision of Traditional Medicine by WHO (World Health
Organization), AU (African Union), who are all backing its promotion, growth
and its integration into the National Health System of member states. In fact,
the garbage beneath is too much and the stories that follow are many but one
thing is clear. Traditional (Natural) medicine is the bedrock of all medicine
on earth and remains the future of all medicines.
I am therefore
calling on Medical Anthropologists, Researchers, Bureaucrats, policy makers,
Religious groups, Schools, Ritual Ceremonial groups, Community leaders, all
Health and wellness oriented practitioners to consciously come up with a solid
frame to see how the poor and marginalized population groups are being treated
in the political and economic conditions.
I am calling on
the Almighty God to endow us with the dew of Heaven; the spirit of Wisdom, knowledge
and understanding, so that, we would listen, see, talk and act according to his
will. There is this ancient declaration of Bantu philosophers: "Unmuntu
Ngumuntu Ngabantu"- "a human is a human because of other
humans". This proclamation represents an African communal aspiration which
teaches us that, "our humanity is contingent on the humanity of our
fellows and that no person or groups can be human alone". In a nutshell,
Life is complementary; no one can exist alone!
The effects of
corruption and embezzlement, political instability, intrastate and interstate
conflicts, diminishing middle class, and debts repayments to Western creditors
are in effect frustrating the efforts of goodwill African Leaders who are
working in promoting African Traditional Medicine (ATM) and good Health.
Many authorities
fight against Traditional Medicine and back Western medicine because of too
much money being pumped into it which is being spent (misuse) in bureaucracy,
and in too many seminars and conferences.
The vast majority of
our people are in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively
making better communities. They and their so called "Help
Organization" are content to sit in conference and seminars in expensive
hotels and talk about what they will do while they are awarded the best plagues
or "certificates" to the best speakers and not the best doers. In
fact, we are unable to distinguish between our wants and our needs.
Ignorance, greed,
selfishness and poverty have become our greatest problem leading to misplaced
priorities. Greed our biggest weapon of containment has held us back from using
profits made out of our national and international business ventures for the
general good of our people.
Our selfishness
has spontaneously allowed our egos to get into the way of our goals. Ingrain in
our minds is the virus of holding lavish conventions or seminars in expensive
hotels, drinking the best brand of wines and whiskies. It is quite realistic
although annoying that many of us have continued to live in ignorance because
we have refused to read, listen, act and react wisely.
Hosea 4:6 says,
"My people are perishing because of lack of knowledge". Proverbs 3:35
says "wise people will gain an honourable reputation but stupid people
will only add to their own disgrace". Proverbs 3:16 says "Wisdom
offers you long life as well as wealth and honour".
"For every
ailment, there is a cure", is an advocate of Islamic faith. The popular
view that certain diseases are yet to have a cure is only within the orthodox
medicine that has stemmed from the limitation of modernized (modern) science.
In fact, Health
Professionals-intellectuals should to marry laboratory stints with societal
truths and should stop acting as "out-tellectuals" whose finding are
limited within the laboratory and could not transcend the boarders of their
lone laboratory. We have to merge laboratory tests or findings with societal
realities to help move our society forward.
Traditional
healing in general is one of the most difficult elements to understand by many
of those who are influenced by modern scientific world-view. Anything divine is
often considered as illogical and hence unreal even though obvious. This
explains PART of the reason why the western powers are always in conflict with
any effort made by Africans to provide alternative and more effective
therapeutic measure for HIV/AIDS, and some other simple, multiple and complex
diseases or health disequilibriums.
If these claims
came from the west, the response of the government would be prompt without
questioning its efficacy and safety to the society. We are all living witnesses
of the number of drugs being withdrawn out of the market today because of their
devastating effects to millions of its victims. Is this not enough proof that
scientists and their lone laboratory are failing? Or do they mean to tell us
that the hundred upon hundreds of drugs being withdrawn never passed through
the laboratory? Let those who have ears hear and those who have eyes see!!!
After all, the book of Romans 8:5 says; "those who live as their human
nature tells them to, have their minds controlled by what human nature wants.
Those who live as the spirit tells them to, have their minds controlled by what
the spirit wants". In Romans 8:6 the lord says "to be controlled by
human nature results in death; to be controlled by the spirit results in life
and peace"
Religion can in
fact guide science by adding revelation to some traditional and scientific
approaches as once remarked by Professor- of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the
North Western university of Chicago USA, Joe Jeigh Simpson.
The practice of
Traditional Medicine goes beyond conventional or western science because it
widens and extends beyond the narrow materialistic world view thereby raising
medicine to an art of healing. This explains why Traditional Medicine
Practitioners (TMPs) are being referred to as "healers".
It is true to say
that any research and findings in Natural Medicine that are limited to the
approaches and findings of physical or conventional science would reduce
Traditional Medicine from being a practice of Intuition and intelligence
combined, to a practice of intelligence only.
Thank you for your kind attention
God bless you all
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