idiom [noun]

Ruba la afya

Maana (Definition)

An unqualified healthcare practitioner or bogus clinic that extorts money from vulnerable patients.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

medical parasite / exploitative quack doctor

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

ruba la afya

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Medical Metaphor

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Serikali ilifunga duka hilo la dawa kwa kuwa lilikuwa ruba la afya."

Translation: Government shut down that pharmacy because it operated as a medical parasite.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

mnyonyaji tapeli Afya