A blog about the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, August 13-18, 2006.
A blog about the 16th International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 13-18, 2006.
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Category: The Conference in the Media
Posted on: August 14, 2006 5:29 PM, by Katherine Sharpe
Hannah's post about AIDS denialism provides a nice segue into this article in the Vancouver Sun, which discusses the systematic denial of AIDS and HIV issues by governments. The author of the Sun article reserves special mention for South Africa, whose health minister, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, inveighs against the toxicity of antiretroviral medications, preferring to treat HIV/AIDS with natural agents like lemon peel and garlic.
(Image: Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang; source: Wikipedia)
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I'm not sure how SA's parliamentary system works, but in the UK (for instance), there are the Parliamentary Select Committees, which are permanent cross-party committees of MPs that scrutinise government policy. A health minister with such controversial views would before long be called to justify them in front of the Health Select Committee. Has Dr Tshabalala-Msimang been cross-examined in this way, and if so, was there any impact on government policy or her own views?
Posted by: Peter Barber | August 14, 2006 9:57 PM