They all named Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.) Later I posed the same question to Bernard White,… non-commercial WBAI radio in New York. “I asked five young doctors on our staff who they considered to be the father of medicine. Hippocrates, the Greek physician, is incorrectly considered to be the “father of medicine.” This falsehood persists worldwide in spite of the evidence.Ī doctor and journalist recently wrote on the this matter saying: Blacks in Egypt produced the earliest physicians, medical knowledge, and medical literature. Thousands of years ago, Africans were using numerals, algebra and geometry in daily life.Īfricans excelled in the area of medicine as well. The continent is the birthplace of both basic and advanced mathematics. How could Africa, with all its abundance of mineral wealth and unsurpassed history of the development of science and mathematics, be left so barren by the invading exploiters?Īfrica’s historic contributions to the world are fundamental and extensive, but are barely mentioned in our primary schools as part of the racist propaganda, which supports colonialism.įor example Africa is home to the world’s earliest known use of measurement and calculation. The history of colonialism has made it impossible for West African countries to have the infrastructure to properly respond to a health crisis such as Ebola. 7 Party for Socialism and Liberation forum on Ebola. This article is based on a talk given at a Nov.
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