Moringa the 'physician' in the backyard

Principal public relations officer at NACA, Lorato Mongatane said that the aim is to improve the nutritional status of Tloaneng residents including those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS in line with NACA's mandate of mitigating the impact of AIDS and reducing poverty among the affected. She said that good nutrition is critical for people living with HIV and AIDS and is an essential co-therapy that helps maximise the medical management of HIV.

Moringa, the 'magical' plant, has proved to have more value than some ordinary foods that people consume everyday. A food security officer, Richard Dikeme says Moringa has been scientifically proven to contain twice as much nutrients and micro nutrients than some foods consumed on a daily basis. He said that the plant leaves contain seven times the vitamin C in oranges, four times the calcium in milk, four times the vitamin A in carrots, double the protein in milk and three times the potassium in bananas.