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Committee to probe AIDS cure claims

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    A six-man committee of doctors has been set up by the Nigerian Medical Association to verify claims by Dr. Jeremiah Abalaka and others that they can fight the Human Immuno-defiency virus (HIV), ‘The Guardian’ of Lagos reported on Thursday.

    The body, known as the National Officers Committee on HIV/AIDS, has eight weeks to complete its task. Its job will be to identify and collate all claims relating to cures for HIV/AIDS, talk to the claimants, ascertain if the claims comply with medical ethics and advise the association on the position it should take.

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