Gambian President Claims To Cure AIDS

The Guardian reports: From the pockets of his billowing white robe, Gambia's president pulls out a plastic container, closes his eyes in prayer and rubs a green herbal paste into the ribcage of his patient. He then orders the thin man to swallow a bitter yellow drink, followed by two bananas. "Whatever you do there are bound to be sceptics, but I can tell you my method is foolproof," Yahya Jammeh says, surrounded by his bodyguards inside his presidential compound as he prepares to treat more patients. "Mine is not an argument, mine is a proof. It's a declaration. I can cure Aids and I will." Many Gambians are being switched from HIV medications to the president's outlandish concoction in the belief that they can be cured. After they take the concoction they are segregated into a seperate facility where they remain for the duration of their treatment. The President is stigmatizing these people instead of addressing the issues of prevention, education, and adequate medical care. For full story