Shiara Pyrrhus

Shiara Pyrrhus

Williams College

Shiara Pyrrhus

Project

Rhymes, Recipes, & Remedies: Bridging Traditional Medicine & Oral Tradition

  • Senegal
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  • South Africa
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  • Ghana
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  • Australia
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  • Indonesia
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  • India
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  • Peru

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Approximately 88% of countries use traditional medicine to prevent and treat illnesses, yet its contribution to the global health field is often overlooked. What stories do different cultures tell about diseases? How do people endeavor to preserve remedies and recipes? What elements are lost when traditional medicine is studied by global health institutions? I explored these questions in the pursuit of a more just, holistic, and effective global healthcare system.

Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation
Shiara Pyrrhus traveling with the Watson Foundation