Tue, 09 May 2017 12:30:23 +0000 By ANNIE ZULU GOVERNMENT has warned herbalists and the so-called prophets to stop advising those on antiretroviral therapy to discontinue taking the drugs. Ministry of Health spokesperson Kennedy Malama reiterated that there was no cure for HIV yet and that it was not true that those prayed for completely got cured from HIV/AIDS. Dr Malama said stopping patients from taking their ARVs was a setback to scores made in fighting the pandemic. The warning comes after background of advertisements in the media by herbalists and multiplication of Churches led by ‘miracle-performing prophets’ claiming that they could cure HIV. In an interview with the Daily Nation Dr Malama noted that not taking medication was becoming one of the major causes of death among people living with HIV. “Such advertisements are “dangerous” as they urge HIV/AIDS patients to take supplements instead of antiretroviral treatment and this could result in unnecessary loss […]
Leave HIV patients alone, govt warns herbalists, prophets
