23/10/08
The HIV Department of the Ministry of Health has rejected claims that there are herbal medicines that can heal the HIV virus. This stern warning has come about because of a recent claim that a young boy with HIV infection had been healed using herbal medicines. The Department calls on the public not to believe such rumors pointing out that even if it were true, this would have to be verified and declared as such by the National Aids Council. An officer of the HIV Department made the clarifications following rumors that someone has been healed through the use of herbal medicines.
See: http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=2878
Tags: HIV/Aids, Solomon Islands