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Scientist Find Possible Cure For HIV
An HIV and AIDS scientist has given hope that there is possibility a cure for the virus that causes AIDS could be found.
Dr. Robert Schooley who is a professor of medicine at the university of California in San Diego – USA says scientists have come to understand the way the virus operates in the human body.
Dr. Schooley who is in Zambia attending the 8th international workshop on HIV treatment, pathogenesis and prevention research has told Zambian journalists that there are two cases in the US and Germany where a man and a baby have reportedly been cured of HIV.
He says this gives great hope that science can make a breakthrough in research for a cure.
Dr. Schooley however, says it may take time for the breakthrough to come but notes scientists should work towards finding a cure.
Reports indicate that a Berlin man was cured of HIV recently after undergoing bone marrow transplant while a baby in the U.S was also cured immediately after it was born with the virus.
And a team of specialized medical experts from different health institutions in the country is at the Livingstone General Hospital to help offload a backlog of patients who need surgical operations.
The team which is called ‘Medical Jubilee Celebration’ was formed following President Michael Sata’s request for all ministries to come-up with activities leading to the culmination of the country’s Golden Jubilee celebrations.
Group leader Muhumpu Kafwamfwa, who is also Ministry of Health Deputy Director for Emergency Services, says the medical team will conduct surgical operations in all provinces.
Dr. Kafwamfwa has disclosed that Southern Province alone has over one hundred and thirty patients that are on the waiting list for different surgical operations, both major and minor.
The medical practitioner was speaking in an interview with Tv2 News at Livingstone General Hospital today.
Dr. Kafwamfwa says his team, comprising surgeons, urologists, physicians, pediatricians and obstetricians, is supplementing health services been offered by local medical staff.
The Medical Jubilee Celebration Team includes medical experts from the University Teaching Hospital -UTH, Ndola and Kitwe Central Hospitals.
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Julius malema
May 28, 2014 at 11:50 pm
Thats Goodnews for hiv carrier shakafuswa
Boko halam wapa zed
May 29, 2014 at 12:21 am
I Just hope its true, atleast for wynter kabimba’s sake…
me
May 29, 2014 at 12:40 am
Ya they hv jst come to collect the sondashi formula muzambia ba pangilepo neshina..zambians twali pwalala! Sondashi came up wit the formula bt no one is willing to support him not even the damn govt..wetha u lyk it or yes, SF 2000 bale geta abasungu nokwisa tu dulisha fwebene..jst lyk they do kuli copper..tukose!!!
Shimwasho Mangongo
May 29, 2014 at 8:03 am
The cure has always been there from the time HIV was made in a lab as a population control measure to subdue the Africans. Unless if they want to tell us that they have achieved there goals.
TUMFWEKO UBUFI NA LELO
May 29, 2014 at 9:17 am
Julius again, tell us more. Are you cured from the same yourself.
It just sondashi formula they are bringing back to us.
kabila wa ngunja
May 29, 2014 at 10:29 am
this is quite interesting and lets hope that people are n’t going to be careless with their social life. Esp the …….tribe which is well known for uncotrolled sex.
jamakudi
May 29, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Good news also for pig malema, mwango, wynter, mmembe………. the list is endless
kamimbya
May 29, 2014 at 3:30 pm
INCLUDING YOU AND ME AII?
mkv
May 29, 2014 at 6:12 pm
giv us th cure its enough mane u ve med on HIV .manda zazula mwe bantu twapapata .
jinx
May 29, 2014 at 7:28 pm
Bonking fearlessly
chile1
May 30, 2014 at 6:30 am
Thez no merit or substance in this story.the headline is very invitin while the story mainly talks abt surgical operations in zambia
SIKALILEKE
June 1, 2014 at 3:53 pm
IF IT IS TRUE! IT WILL TAKE YEARS AND YEARS TO REACH POOR SUB SAHARA AFRICA. IT SOUNDS GOOD NEWS FOR ‘DUBAIES’
mwata
June 2, 2014 at 1:22 pm
Atleast how be cured and i hope it won’t be to expensive?