The School of Natural Medicine at the University of the Western Cape aims to:

Provide training for the Natural Health Professions comparable with international standards which will enable graduates to meet the requirements for registration with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa;

Equip graduates with the skills to meet the primary health care needs in South Africa;

Prepare graduates to interact and work within a team of other health care practitioners in a responsible and professional manner;

Provide a foundation for continuous lifelong learning in the natural health professions, and the skills to pursue research within chosen professions. 

Why do we need Natural Medicine?

Natural Medicine is the answer to people who are unable to take prescription drugs, either because they are allergic to them, or because they cannot tolerate the long term side effects of chemical drugs.

Natural Medicines can be used in parallel with orthodox therapies to improve the immune system and enable the body to recover quicker.

Natural Medicine broadens the public choice of remedies for common ailments

Natural Medicine has a lower profile of side-effects compared to chemical Western Medicine.

Natural Medicine can be very cost-effective and is ideally suited to primary health care.