WhatsApp Doc? Dr Ivan Jardine, ear, nose and throat surgeon, is particularly interested in treating and managing sinuses, nasal problems, sleep disorders, snoring, and sleep apnea.
In this show, we invite viewers from the BRICS countries to submit questions to Dr Jardine, who will then dispense medical advice- at no cost.
Some of the questions viewers asked the doctor ranged from tonsillitis to nose piercings gone wrong. He also tackled the dreaded Covid-19.
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WhatsApp Doc?
The increasing cost of medical care has decreased access to primary health care for many people struggling to make ends meet.
During the 15th BRICS summit hosted in Johannesburg, leaders from emerging nations proposed including more traditional medicines in the collective healthcare sectors.
A BGTN viewer from India may have just proved there is a gapping market for more traditional medicines when he asked the WhatsApp doctor for more home remedies to treat illness.
Maybe there is a yearning among BRICS residents to rediscover our pasts and revert to using nature’s remedies just as our ancestors did.
So why not give the WhatsApp Doc a chance on newsroom@bgtvnetwork.com
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