African AIDS Cure Suppressed??, page 1

The "source" of this herbalist's knowledge and healing ability - whatever they may be - should not be the issue here.
The traditional healer Isidore Mahoro is well known, his address can be easily verified. That he enters into some sort of contact with an invisible , ah - let's say, "entity", is more difficult to confirm, bet watching him does give one that impression. Who tha or those entities are is impossible to establish: he says it is Bikira Mariya - the standard response of many catholics who see or claim to see visions and hear "messages".
But that's not really the point: many people claim to have been helped by that herbalist's brews. Most of the herbs are known by all traditional healers - and by most Rwandans who are not professional healers, but who have seen them used all their lives, for various ailments.
The question is: should the government of Rwanda have banned these herbal remedies outright, or should they have simply cautioned people to be careful (no claims of death or harm have been recorded, whether from Mahoro's "rivals" or his detractors in the police, local authorities, the Ministry of Health, the HIV/AIDS care organisations...) and then carry on with the tests.
Whether the "source" of Mahoro's herbal knowledge is the Virgin Mary of the fellow's great-grandmother does not matter.

reply posted on 11-8-2009 @ 07:06 PM by ricci1003

Dear members,
If anyone would like more information on herbalist Isidore Mahoro please let me know. I have visited him at his home in Mbuye, Rwanda twice and video recorded testimonies of about 9 of his former and current "AIDS" patients. I have just found this positive and up to date article relating to his treatment's success:

www.newtimes.co.rw...

Wednesday, 12th August 2009
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Research on Mahoro’s HIV/Aids ‘cure’ on course

BY PAUL NTAMBARA

SOUTHERN PROVINCE

HUYE—The infamous traditional herbalist Isidore Mahoro is back in the news, this time around for the right reasons. According to authorities at the Institute of Scientific Research and Technology in Butare, tests on Mahoro’s purported HIV/Aids cure are nearing completion.

According to Dr Marie José Bigendako, previous tests at the research centre indicated that Mahoro’s drugs had positive results on patients.

“Research on a drug is a long and tedious process. A single test cannot tell if a drug is effective or not. After carrying out tests at our institute, we sent samples to Belgium where more tests will be carried out,” said Bigendako.

Researchers there have communicated that their work is complete and that they are compiling a report on their findings that will be delivered on October 13.

Professor Bajyana Emmanuel, dean of Faculty of Science at the University of Rwanda, who is also part of the team researching on Mahoro’s drug, said that tests in Belgium focused on the toxicity of the drug.

“We wanted to find out if the drug can have negative effects on a patient taking it. After results are delivered, research will continue,” said Professor Bajyana.

Isidore Mahoro who was also in attendance at the celebrations to mark African Day of Traditional Medicine, being held for the fifth time, said that he was eagerly awaiting results from the research.

Mahoro, a resident of Buye in Muhanga district (formerly Gitarama) came to light in 2004 when he claimed to have found an HIV/AIDS cure through the “inspiration of the Virgin Mary.”

Many people, desperate for a cure thronged his premises. The Ministry of Health moved in and stopped his operations. He was advised to cooperate with the Institute of Scientific Research and Technology to do comprehensive research on his purported HIV/Aids cure.

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