http://treatthepeople.com/article/malawi-drops-hiv-cash-hand-outs/ Students against AIDS Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:13:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://treatthepeople.com/article/malawi-drops-hiv-cash-hand-outs/#comment-192 J H 'TIm' Williams Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:46:53 +0000 http://treatthepeople.com/?p=135#comment-192 Given the nature of the diet in Malawi the Government needs to take heed of the emerging evidence that aflatoxin which exacerbates HIV at the immune-cell level is a very likely factor in their epidemic. If they are providing food rather than money then this provides a great opportunity to protect the the HIV infected and their discordant family members using the food additives known to protect against aflatoxin exposure. This should provide protection against other immune and nutrition dependent risks to health. Given the nature of the diet in Malawi the Government needs to take heed of the emerging evidence that aflatoxin which exacerbates HIV at the immune-cell level is a very likely factor in their epidemic. If they are providing food rather than money then this provides a great opportunity to protect the the HIV infected and their discordant family members using the food additives known to protect against aflatoxin exposure. This should provide protection against other immune and nutrition dependent risks to health.

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