This is Naga territory, a tribal region of former headhunters with myriad languages and customs still largely based on animist beliefs. But trainee Htan Pi, 24, is helping usher in modern medicine thanks to a band of health mentors on motorbikes. "We needed to call his soul back from the jungle, so we sacrificed a chicken and the patient got better," said Jang Ngon -- who believes she is around 50-years-old. - Daring doctors -Retreating British colonialists left Naga tribes divided between India and Myanmar. As the health workers pack up their bikes to leave Satpalaw Shaung village, Jang Ngon says she accepts modern medicine is easing out the family tradition of shamanism.

Source: Bangkok Post March 12, 2020 04:30 UTC