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Cinical Trials of Traditional Medicines in Zambia to Fight AIDS10/19/05 -- On Wednesday Zambia announced clinical trials, each lasting three months, of traditional medicines on 25 HIV positive patients in order to test their efficacy in controlling the AIDS virus. The Minister of Health, Sylvia Masebo, stated that the government would follow the rules laid down by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the clinical trials of three traditional medicines. “We expect the results of these clinical trials in three months� declared Ms Masebo. The 25 HIV positive patients who are chosen to take the medicines, which are being tested, are held in secret and under the surveillance of medical experts until the results are announced. Zambia expects to invest in the region of 56 000 in more clinical trials of traditional medicines whose proponents claim that they can eradicate the AIDS virus. One of these medical treatments is the popular “Sondashi therapy� developed by the former Minister of Public Works, Ludwig Sondashi. Some 920 000 Zambian have been infected with HIV-AIDS, that is to say, one in six adults, say ONUSIDA, and the pandemic has created around 600 000 orphans, who for the most part live on the streets. [Full Article] --Translated by Katherine Apps Go to original article: |
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