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UN agencies on Wednesday condemned vitamin proponent Matthias Rath for his attack on life-prolonging anti-AIDS drugs.
Earlier this week, just days before he will face a court challenge in South Africa, Rath placed advertisements in international newspapers, touting the benefits of vitamin therapy above antiretrovirals, which he dismisses as toxic.
In a joint statement the World Health Organisation, the UN Children's Fund and UNAIDS described Rath's claims as "misleading and potentially dangerous".
"Misrepresentations of this sort are both dangerous and unhelpful. In countries where it is widely available, antiretroviral therapy has turned HIV/AIDS from a 'death sentence' into a chronic but manageable disease," the UN agencies said.
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