Mernat Mafirakurewa, AfricaNews reporter in Johannesburg, South Africa
SA has been warned against the use of thermal massage bed, said to cure Aids patients after a 40-minute session. National health spokesman Fidel Hadebe said the use of the beds is under investigation by the health ministry. "We will send inspectors to the establishment and we will take legal action if we find any fraud."
According to the Sowetan newspaper, people queue from as early as 2:00am in the mornings to the "Ceragem Clinic" where some 20 miracle beds are based to have their 40 minutes session on the beds that apparently heal any disease, including HIV/AIDS.
The clinic is owned by Morokane Choma.
Ceragem, a Korean massage bed, is not registered with the South African Bureau of Standards and its manufacturers were banned from making false claims about the bed in Texas in 2005.
As people wait for their turn they are said to be listening to testimonies of those who were "helped" by the bed from the incurable HIV/AIDS disease.
SA has been warned against the use of thermal massage bed, said to cure Aids patients after a 40-minute session. National health spokesman Fidel Hadebe said the use of the beds is under investigation by the health ministry. "We will send inspectors to the establishment and we will take legal action if we find any fraud."
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