MoHW pours cold water on HIV healing claims

Thursday, August 31, 2017

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) has warned against reports of HIV healing miracles, saying infected Batswana should keep on taking their medication and maintain their health regimens to control the disease.

The warning comes as more ‘fire’ churches take to social media claiming to have witnessed the healing of HIV/AIDS.

Some have even posted documents purporting to be the “before and after” results of healed believers. In one such post, a woman said she had been living with HIV for four years, but had been delivered by pastors at a church who told her the disease was caused by demons.

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MoHW pours cold water on HIV healing claims

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) has warned against reports of HIV healing miracles, saying infected Batswana should keep on taking their medication and maintain their health regimens to control the disease.