Case file · High strangeness
Jammeh's herbal AIDS cure
In January 2007, President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia announced that he could cure HIV/AIDS with herbs and prayer on Thursdays, and told patients to stop antiretroviral drugs.
2007 CE · 13.45, -16.58 · status: hoax
The account
The UN's resident coordinator was expelled after questioning the claim. Patients later testified about the treatment before the country's truth commission.
The sceptical view
No patient was shown to be cured; health experts warned that stopping treatment endangered lives.