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Gambia News : Critics challenge Jammeh's HIV/AIDS treatment claims
The Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh, has sparked a new wave of criticisms by celebrating his controversial Presidential treatment programme in a grand style at his native village of Kanilai, about 100 kilometres South/East of Banjul, the Gambian capital, PANA reported Monday.
According to sources, ministers, civil servants, traditional rulers, musicians and cultural troupes all flocked to village to honour Jammeh, who threw a big party in celebration of his controversial "discovery" for "cure" for 99 diseases, including HIV/AIDS, asthma and others.
As the Gambian leader and his supporters celebrated "the breakthrough", critics continued to challenge the effectiveness of the treatment, with some calling for "scientific proofs".
A respected Gambian newspaper, Foroyaa, has urged Jammeh's supporters to "stop politicizing the treatment programme.
"Illness is an enemy to humanity and needs to be uprooted," the paper warned, adding, "What is needed is the scientific validation of the President's treatment a fter three years of operation.
"This cannot be done by musicians and politicians. These should be done by laboratory scientists and pathologists. Medicine is medicine, regardless of whether it is referred to as traditional, western or modern."
The Gambian leader announced in early 2007 that he had discovered the cure for the diseases and later set up a clinic in his village where he treats patients suffering from various ailments, using traditional medicines and herbal concoctions.
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- For all those ignorant blind fools,let's be honest here;why not he invite the W.H.O to come to Gambia and prove for themself if Jammehs claims are true because if its true Jammeh would win a noble peace price in natural herbs healings.C'mon no laugh!
(Posted on January 27, 2010, 6:13 PM Omar Jobe)
- It is scientifically impossible to prove something does not exist. But as long as there is no scientific proof anybody has been cured by Dr. Blubber, no-one has been cured by Dr. Blubber. Show me the evidence and I'll be a believer!
(Posted on January 27, 2010, 3:23 AM Lamin Jallow)
- Freedom of speech, your comments are all geared towards hatered, ignorance, tribal and greed. You must be living a tribble life. Nothing positive to you about Jammeh and he dosent even know that you exist. You are a looser, frustated and a street boy
(Posted on January 26, 2010, 7:25 PM Buba)
- Many years ago, men use to travel town to town in the U.S.A, selling fake medicine. This is wrong. It still happens today, when products such as aloe vera promise to cure many diseases, AIDS included. This raises false hope amongst sufferers.
(Posted on January 23, 2010, 6:50 AM David Riddington)
- Buba scientific proof proof that Jammeh cannot Cure AID he is just using the herb toxic water to deteriote and kill the patient,whe ALZAZEERA went to GAmbia to film the documentary about idiout who claim he can cvure AIDS,at the end of the day Jammeh want them to leave the country,all the patient he treat none of them is living AIDS FREE,only stupid people will believe that Jammeh can actually cure Aids,i haerd that he made a great celebration in his about HIS BREAKTHROUGH CUREING AIDS,WASTING Gambian taxpayers for nothing,
(Posted on January 21, 2010, 11:00 PM freedom of speech)
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