AIDS in Africa

Fascinating and sad article on Spiegel Online regarding the misguided and superstitious attempts by African leaders and populace to avoid dealing with the AIDS crisis which has killed an estimated 15 million people to date. Here's an excerpt of the article:

On Thursdays -- (Gambian President Yahya) Jammeh's healing powers are only available to him on that day of the week he says -- the president frequently allows Gambian television to film him as he defeats AIDS: Patients lie flat on their backs as the president whirls around them and mumbles verses from the Koran. He slaps green sludge onto their skin, sprinkles liquid from an old Evian bottle over them and gives them a brown broth to drink. A quick banana snack completes the therapy.