A Southampton doctor is leading a global mission to eradicate the use of ‘witchcraft’ to treat epileptics in one of the world’s poorest countries and give them a chance of leading a normal life.
Dr Martin Prevett, a consultant neurologist at Southampton General Hospital, is bringing modern medicines to those at risk of suffering permanent injury from traditional healers in Ethiopia who blame seizures on evil spirits.
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