Tuesday, August 15, 2006

SA shows garlic and beetroot at Aids conference

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(Fran Blandy - Mail & Guardian) from Canada.

Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang opened the South African Aids exhibition to a background of brightly coloured displays at the International Aids Conference in Toronto, Canada, on Sunday. The exhibition showcases garlic, lemon and beetroot.

Two bottles of anti-retroviral drugs, as well as male and female condoms, were dotted among the vegetables that form part of the government's healthy-lifestyle awareness campaign that encourages people to exercise regularly and eat healthy food.

The minister, who will be in Toronto until Thursday, said she hopes to learn from presentations on the interventions and research advances being made in various parts of the world.

The 16th International Aids Conference has seen up to 30 000 delegates, scientists,...
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