In Zimbabwe we have our own cultural beliefs that have a negative impact on health, and there are possible ways we as a nation can do to prevent such to happen as far as our health side is concerned. We have many different cultures we believe in, hence we have our own traditions we do practice.
The other two types of causation are social and natural. The social cause refers to human causality, which includes relations between living human beings. Quarrels and conflicts with other people may cause people to become sick. Natural or physical causation refers to the effects of insects, germs, natural substances, forces, or conditions, such as certain weather conditions. These are the illnesses that “just happen” or are part of the order of things, such as the death of a very old person or an affliction with readily recognizable symptoms and signs. In most cases nothing can really be done to remedy the natural causes. In order for this not to happen people must try by all means to avoid quarrels within families, because chronic stress might affect an individual hence one may die not knowing what have caused the illness.
The traditional Shona healing practices are based upon various Shona cultural-religious beliefs. As Gunda notes, “Religious beliefs and values play a significant role in the health delivery systems of Zimbabwe. Health and healing practices are interrelated with traditional cultural beliefs. The traditional Shona believe that all around human nature lay broader realities in the form of boundless spiritual worlds. These realities impact human welfare in various ways. Thus, when one is sick, an evaluation of how one is adhering to the beliefs is done. Access to these broader spiritual realities is achieved by engaging spiritual mediums through which the spirits communicate their wishes, demands, and prescriptions to the larger society and performing