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Article: Fight against HIV/Aids calls for both ARVs and healthy diet.(News)
- Article from:
- The Mercury (South Africa)
- Article date:
- September 15, 2006
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recently a lot has been said about Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and her HIV/Aids policies. I feel that it is an injustice to the whole health profession and Tshabalala-Msimang for the international community to call for the minster's dismissal because she is preaching a gospel of a healthy diet.
With sickness and disease a proper, healthy diet becomes integral in the quest towards recovery. It is thus ridiculous that the minster should be dismissed for upholding good eating practices.
However, Tshabalala-Msimang's dismissal is long overdue because she has failed to roll out ARVs and persists in overlooking that diet ...