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Published on 2025-04-20 06:00:00
Traditional and religious leaders say they do not support the call by the University of Namibia (Unam) for Namibians to donate their bodies for medical research.
It is a taboo, they say.
Both traditional leaders and clerics say donating bodies contradicts deeply rooted cultural beliefs about death, burial and the afterlife.
Unam says 11 individuals have pledged to donate their bodies for medical research and teaching purposes.
Ovaherero traditional official Tjizapouzeu…
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