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Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's advice is criticised

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22 Aug 2019
Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's advice is criticised

The Sunday newspaper Sunday Independent reported that the special mixture prescribed by SA Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang to fight HIV/AIDS, could be a recipe for disaster. The African potato, with a mixture of garlic, onions and virgin olive oil, was advocated by the minister as an immune-boosting combination for people living with HIV and Aids. The minister's prescription was widely disparaged in the medical and media fraternity alike. A new study published this month by Aids, one of the world's leading HIV journals, said that the African potato might significantly weaken the power of anti-HIV medicines (antiretroviral or ARVs) by altering their concentration in the bloodstream.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's advice is criticised. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149018

South African History Online (2019) 'Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's advice is criticised', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149018 (Accessed: 18 August 2026).

South African History Online, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's advice is criticised [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149018, (accessed 18 August 2026).

"Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's advice is criticised." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149018. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's advice is criticised." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149018.

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