Local acupuncturist heals Zimbabweans

HARARE — Not even slightly alarmed by the thin acupuncture needles penetrating her body, the patient remained calm as she received treatment from the age-old healing practice.

Tatenda Chimbunde, the acupuncturist who was under the watchful eye of a senior physician all the time, recently graduated from a traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture personnel training course at the Zimbabwe-China TCM and Acupuncture Center at Parirenyatwa Hospital in the capital Harare.

On a typical day, Chimbunde can barely catch a breath as she attends to patients who flock to the center to receive treatment free of charge.