AZT was never meant to treat HIV. It was meant to treat cancer and, when it was discovered to be toxic, the drug companies stopped clinic trials of the drug because it was so toxic. Is this drug really one we want to use?
South Africa is the only country in the world who gives AZT to health workers for needle-stick injuries. It's very doubtful that we're doing the righ… - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
South Africa is the only country in the world who gives AZT to health workers for needle-stick injuries. It's very doubtful that we're doing the righ…
- Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
Raw garlic and a skin of the lemon - not only do they give you a beautiful face and skin but they also protect you from disease. - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
Raw garlic and a skin of the lemon - not only do they give you a beautiful face and skin but they also protect you from disease.
I can't stop working. The health of the nation depends on it. - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
I can't stop working. The health of the nation depends on it.
I don't know how many [South Africans] with HIV would want to take anti-retrovirals. - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
I don't know how many [South Africans] with HIV would want to take anti-retrovirals.
There is not substantial data that AZT stops the transmission of HIV from mother to child. There is too much conflicting data to make concrete policy. - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
There is not substantial data that AZT stops the transmission of HIV from mother to child. There is too much conflicting data to make concrete policy.
The fact is that some of the mice [tested on with AZT] have contracted cancer. It attacks bone marrow. It is very toxic. - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
The fact is that some of the mice [tested on with AZT] have contracted cancer. It attacks bone marrow. It is very toxic.
Today I want to dispel this myth, because it is absolutely not true .[ that ARV's work ] The pharmaceutical industry and those who have a vested inte… - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
Today I want to dispel this myth, because it is absolutely not true .[ that ARV's work ] The pharmaceutical industry and those who have a vested inte…
I think the TAC was just a disgrace, a disgrace not only to the [health] department but a disgrace to the whole country. But I think, as South Africa… - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
I think the TAC was just a disgrace, a disgrace not only to the [health] department but a disgrace to the whole country. But I think, as South Africa…
We (the ANC government) have no plans to introduce the wholesale administration of these drugs in the public sector. ARVs are not a cure for Aids. - Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
We (the ANC government) have no plans to introduce the wholesale administration of these drugs in the public sector. ARVs are not a cure for Aids.
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