In Uganda, Practicing as a Traditional Healer Without a License Can Cost You 20 Million Shillings
Uganda's Traditional and Complementary Medicine Act, 2019 requires traditional healers, herbalists, and complementary medicine practitioners to be licensed and registered. Operating or advertising without a license carries a fine of up to 20 million Ugandan Shillings — but the law targets unlicensed practice, not 'impersonation,' and 'witch doctors' occupy a separate and more complicated legal category.
