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[[image:rathdemo.jpg|Demo against Rath in South Africa|left|thumb]]

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Rath and his Foundation were investigated by the law in South Africa after they had promised AIDS victims false hope und encouraged them to not take antiretrovirals, but to rather trust the [[cellular medicine]]. Rath was accused of doing illegal experiments on humans.<ref>http://www.health-e.org.za/news/article.php?uid=20031294</ref> The experiments were found to be against South African law in the case "TAC vs. Rath" on June, 13th, 2008 in Cape Town. The court ruled that the vitamin products of Rath must not be advertised to help against HIV/AIDS<ref>http://www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/downloads/fachinformationen/hintergrundpapier_rath-tac.pdf</ref><ref>[http://www.tac.org.za/community/RathWrongs Wrong doings of Rath]</ref>

Rath and his foundation saw legal investigations in South Africa after they had raised false hopes with AIDS victims and advised them not to take antiretrovirals, but instead trust [[cellular medicine]]. Rath was accused of conducting illegal experiments on humans.<ref>http://www.health-e.org.za/news/article.php?uid=20031294</ref> The experiments were found to be in violation of South African law in the case "TAC vs. Rath" on June 13th, 2008 in Cape Town. The court ruled that the vitamin products of Rath must not be advertised as a cure of HIV/AIDS<ref>http://www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/downloads/fachinformationen/hintergrundpapier_rath-tac.pdf</ref><ref>[http://www.tac.org.za/community/RathWrongs Wrong doings of Rath]</ref>

In March 2006 he was convicted of libel against the NRO TAC, Treatment Action Campain, in Cape Town.<ref>[http://www.tac.org.za/community/rath Treatment Action Campaign vs. Rath]</ref>

In March 2006, Rath was convicted of libel against the NRO TAC, Treatment Action Campain, in Cape Town.<ref>[http://www.tac.org.za/community/rath Treatment Action Campaign vs. Rath]</ref>

In an opening speech of the International AIDS vaccine conference 2008 in Cape Town the newly appointed South African Health Minister Barbara Hogan made a clear statement that AIDS is caused by HIV and must be fought with evidence based medicine.<ref>http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/article29163.ece</ref>

In an opening speech of the International AIDS vaccine conference in Cape Town in 2008, the newly appointed South African Health Minister Barbara Hogan made a clear statement that AIDS is caused by HIV and must be fought with evidence-based medicine.<ref>http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/article29163.ece</ref>

1.000 people die each day from AIDS in South Africa. Hogan promised that vitamin treatments of HIV positive people will be prohibited. This was a direct reference to the business practices of Rath, who had made advertising campaigns for his treatments in South Africa for years. In 2005 WHO and UNICEF had warned from this method to treat AIDS.<ref>http://data.unaids.org/Media/Press-Statements01/ps_rath_30mar05_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://data.unaids.org/Media/Press-Releases03/pr_rath_11may05_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071020134733/http://www.gwup.org/aktuell/news.php?aktion=detail&id=271</ref>

1,000 people die from AIDS in South Africa every day. Hogan assured to prohibit vitamin treatments of HIV positive persons. This was in direct reference to the business practices of Rath who had done advertising campaigns for his treatments in South Africa for years. In 2005, WHO and UNICEF had cautioned against this method of treating AIDS.<ref>http://data.unaids.org/Media/Press-Statements01/ps_rath_30mar05_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://data.unaids.org/Media/Press-Releases03/pr_rath_11may05_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071020134733/http://www.gwup.org/aktuell/news.php?aktion=detail&id=271</ref>

This new South African Health policy ended a ten year era of [[HIV/AIDS-Denial]], which was held up by the former president Thabo Mbeki and his Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki#AIDS</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_South_Africa</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/17/mbeki-south-africa-aids</ref> Tshabalala-Msimang had been given the nickname Dr.&nbsp;Garlic because of her treatment of AIDS patients with [[garlic]], beetroot and Oliveoil instead of antiretrovirals.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5319680.stm</ref> When the new SA president Kgalema Motlanthe took office he moved Tshabalala-Msimang to a less important position. AIDS-Activists celebrated that in a party before the parliament. Tshabalala-Msimang is blamed to have caused the death of thousands of AIDS victims.

This new South African Health policy ended a ten year era of [[HIV/AIDS denial]] which was maintained by the former president Thabo Mbeki and his Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki#AIDS</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_South_Africa</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/17/mbeki-south-africa-aids</ref> Tshabalala-Msimang was given the nickname Dr.&nbsp;Garlic because of her treatment of AIDS patients with [[garlic]], beetroot, and olive oil instead of antiretrovirals.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5319680.stm</ref> When the new SA president Kgalema Motlanthe took office, he transfered Tshabalala-Msimang to a less important position. AIDS activists celebrated this with a party in front of the parliament. Tshabalala-Msimang is blamed to have caused the death of thousands of AIDS victims.

'''Aftermath:''' The rejection of conventional AIDS therapies in South Africa has caused the avoidable death of 330.000 AIDS victims from 2000 to 2005.<ref>http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2008-releases/researchers-estimate-lives-lost-delay-arv-drug-use-hivaids-south-africa.html</ref><ref>http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/news/news.asp?id=34133</ref> According to a study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes further 35.000 newborn were infected because they were denied prophylaxis with Nevirapin.<ref>Pride Chigwedere, George R Seage III, Sofia Gruskin, Tun-Hou Lee, Estimating the Lost Benefits of Antiretroviral Drug Use in South Africa.JAIDS 2008 doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31818a6cd5 Online: http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2008/11/26/harvard-universityreport.pdf</ref> An offer of the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim in 2000, to supply the medicament Nevirapin free of charge to avoid mother-child infection, was dismissed. Only two pilot projects were permitted. Donations by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tubercolosis and Malaria for the province KwaZulu Natal were blocked for more than a year according to Pride Chigwedere, who had treated HIV patients in Simbabwe before he worked for the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

'''Aftermath:''' The rejection of conventional AIDS therapies in South Africa has caused the avoidable death of 330,000 AIDS victims between 2000 and 2005.<ref>http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2008-releases/researchers-estimate-lives-lost-delay-arv-drug-use-hivaids-south-africa.html</ref><ref>http://www.aerzteblatt.de/v4/news/news.asp?id=34133</ref> According to a study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, a further 35,000 newborns were infected because they were denied prophylaxis with Nevirapin.<ref>Pride Chigwedere, George R Seage III, Sofia Gruskin, Tun-Hou Lee, Estimating the Lost Benefits of Antiretroviral Drug Use in South Africa.JAIDS 2008 doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31818a6cd5 Online: http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2008/11/26/harvard-universityreport.pdf</ref> In 2000, pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim offered to supply the medicament Nevirapin free of charge to avoid mother-child infection, but the offer was dismissed. Only two pilot projects were permitted. Donations by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tubercolosis and Malaria for the province KwaZulu Natal were blocked for more than a year according to Pride Chigwedere, who had treated HIV patients in Simbabwe before he worked for the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

In 2009 a shipment of vitamin pills was busted by the Department of Health investigators as part of an ongoing investigation in Cape Town and criminal cases against Rath were opened.<ref>http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/drug-bust-at-ctn-airport-1.437824</ref>

In 2009, a shipment of vitamin pills was busted by the Department of Health investigators as part of an ongoing investigation in Cape Town, and criminal cases against Rath were opened.<ref>http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/drug-bust-at-ctn-airport-1.437824</ref>

==Rath as a politician==

==Rath as a politician==