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Aids Plan Lauded
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Hope the change is a change..
It is good news. Can't help noticing that the absence of the Health Minister led to this increase in pace. Enough evidence to sack her.
Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge has criticised the government's shortcomings in tackling HIV and Aids, saying both President Thabo Mbeki and Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang must bear some responsibility for confusion over the correct treatment for the virus.
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"It is absolutely irresponsible to say to people who are desperate, who want to live, 'Oh, go to your traditional healer if you want', because what traditional healers do we know of who know how to treat Aids? I don't know of any in my country."
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Asked if she included the president and the health minister in her comments, Madlala-Routledge replied "yes".
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Expressing concern that high-level decisions were generating confusion, she noted that Mbeki's recent appointment of Professor Herbert Vilakazi as chairperson of a "task team" on traditional medicine might contribute to this, if its role was not clearly defined.
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"But if there is a (misunderstanding)... that the task team is saying people can use traditional medicine, that is a problem, because what brings about that concern for me is that Vilakazi is chairperson of the task team on traditional medicine and... Vilakazi... is marketing an untested product, Ubhejane, so that's a concern because once people see 'Oh, Professor Vilakazi has now been appointed by the president to be chairperson of this task team and Professor Vilakazi is saying take Ubhejane to cure Aids' - you know what I mean, it's very confusing to ordinary people."
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Until very recently she was gagged from speaking on HIV and Aids at all - something she confirmed for the first time in the interview.
Aids confusion catches up to Manto and Mbeki Dec 10 06
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"It is absolutely irresponsible to say to people who are desperate, who want to live, 'Oh, go to your traditional healer if you want', because what traditional healers do we know of who know how to treat Aids? I don't know of any in my country."
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Asked if she included the president and the health minister in her comments, Madlala-Routledge replied "yes".
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Expressing concern that high-level decisions were generating confusion, she noted that Mbeki's recent appointment of Professor Herbert Vilakazi as chairperson of a "task team" on traditional medicine might contribute to this, if its role was not clearly defined.
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"But if there is a (misunderstanding)... that the task team is saying people can use traditional medicine, that is a problem, because what brings about that concern for me is that Vilakazi is chairperson of the task team on traditional medicine and... Vilakazi... is marketing an untested product, Ubhejane, so that's a concern because once people see 'Oh, Professor Vilakazi has now been appointed by the president to be chairperson of this task team and Professor Vilakazi is saying take Ubhejane to cure Aids' - you know what I mean, it's very confusing to ordinary people."
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Until very recently she was gagged from speaking on HIV and Aids at all - something she confirmed for the first time in the interview.
Aids confusion catches up to Manto and Mbeki Dec 10 06
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Wait until chief Manto comes back...all this fun and games will be over.
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Hopefully this is one barn door that cant be closed again.
There aint no barn door big enuff