Jan 27, 2007Quickie Link: Irresponsible AIDS "cure" by Gambia's president terrify doctors
By vanrozenheim
(Gambia) - Gambia's President Jammeh in recent days succeeded in dominating news headlines. The President says he now have the mandate to cure HIV patients, but would not say who had given him such a mandate. He summoned an emergency cabinet meeting in a bid to inform his colleagues about what he calls his new spiritual gift. The country's vice president was the first to applaud Mr.Jammeh for coming out with such an initiative. The VP believes that Jammeh's aids drugs would bring a sense of relieve for aids sufferers in the country. The Gambian leader said he had in the recent past cured some Gambian HIV patients and vows to treat more in days to come.
