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S. African AIDS activists: Good riddance to Dr. Garlic

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South Africa's new leader removes health minister Tshabalala-Msimang from post
She condemned anti-AIDS drugs and is accused of causing countless deaths
She's called Dr. Garlic for promoting garlic, lemon, olive oil to cure AIDS
Activist group Treatment Action Campaign throws a party outside Parliament
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- AIDS activists are celebrating the removal of South Africa's health minister, who is accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths because of her mistrust of anti-AIDS medicines.

The Treatment Action Campaign, seen in a file photo, have long worked to get rid of the minister.

Many hailed the removal of Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, seen in file photo, as health minister.

Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was widely dubbed "Dr. Garlic" because of her promotion of nutritional remedies like garlic, lemon and olive oil for people with the AIDS virus.

South Africa's new President Kgalema Motlanthe, sworn in on Thursday, removed the health minister to a less important Cabinet position.

The Treatment Action Campaign, a prominent AIDS activist group in South Africa, immediately threw a party outside Parliament. The opposition party hailed the news Friday.

South Africa's Parliament chose the deputy president of the ruling ANC party, Kgalema Motlanthe, as interim president to replace outgoing President Thabo Mbeki, the African National Congress said.

Motlanthe replaced Tshabalala-Msimang with an anti-apartheid veteran.

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