Homeopathy and HIV/AIDs article

[Ananda Ruchira]

Dear Souroush & All,

Yes, brace for the feeding frenzy. We are preparing our reply from this side.

Please remember that the African-based projects are being used as "cannon fodder" for the UK battle. We (all the African projects) continue to need your support and welcome it.

The article was first published in nairobi on 1 May, but is originated from Melanie Neumann for the Independent. We were given right of reply, but it seems that they mostly ignored our points. I will post more information as I can organize it.

Needless to say, the articles are full of distortions and "un-facts". The only fact I can stand by in that article is the mention that ALF started 1998 and "it runs the country?s largest homeopathic pharmacy"
1 May, Sunday Standard, Kenya
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePa ... 7treatment

3 May, The Independent, UK
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 78049.html
Abha Light Foundation is one of the oldest organizations working for the promotion of homeopathy in Africa. We started in 1998. It is through ALF that homeopathy has grown in presence in Kenya until there are now more that 4 organizations/groups regularly working here to promote homeopathy and 3 schools.

Between the expat community, Indian-trained or EU-trained Kenyans and the locally trained homeopaths we can count about 100-150 trained homeopaths working in Kenya.

ALF is not the first presence of homeopathy in Kenya. The first homeopath in Kenya came in 1928 from now-Pakistan. His son (now in his 80's) and his grandson are both homeopaths. But it wasn't until ALF organized in 1998 that there was a steady outreach and popularization into the local communities.

Although traditional African herbal medicine has always been used here, when I first came to Kenya, few people had awareness about alternative medicine or homeopathy. But over the years, Kenyans - even from the poorest to the richest- are increasingly turning away from allopathy due to its ineffectiveness and side-effects.
Sincerely,
Didi Ananda Ruchira
Director
Tels: (+254) 0733-895466 / 0723-869133
www.abhalight.org
Skype: anandarucira

[Jean Doherty]

So very depressing. Your work should be lauded. Pray it will be so soon, Love Jean