{"id":317943,"date":"2017-05-10T17:23:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=317943"},"modified":"2017-05-10T17:23:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T17:23:21","slug":"video-fake-doctor-claims-candidiasis-develops-into-hiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/video-fake-doctor-claims-candidiasis-develops-into-hiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: &#8216;Fake Doctor&#8217; claims candidiasis develops into HIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then, something pops up on TV that makes you wonder if there may have been some merit to the National Media Commission (NMC)\u2019s unsuccessful attempt to push through a\u00a0law that required media owners to seek content approval from them.<\/p>\n<p>The latest of these mind-boggling scenes on TV that made rounds was that of a so-called \u201cdoctor\u201d advertising some medication, which itself is not wrong.<\/p>\n<p>But this doctor appeared to insinuate that candidiasis progressed to gonorrhea and after a while developed into syphilis, hence the need for his medication.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t end there. He proceeds to explain that the syphilis will erode one\u2019s immune system and eventually develop into HIV.<\/p>\n<p>The NMC\u2019s attempts at tighter regulation were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court after a lawsuit by Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA).<\/p>\n<p>GIBA said its opposition was to the protect the fundamental rights of the media, as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the doctor in the video below<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 230px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-317943-1\" width=\"230\" height=\"400\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WhatsApp-Video-2017-05-10-at-11.27.40.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WhatsApp-Video-2017-05-10-at-11.27.40.mp4\">http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WhatsApp-Video-2017-05-10-at-11.27.40.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then, something pops up on TV that makes you wonder if there may have been some merit to the National Media Commission (NMC)\u2019s unsuccessful attempt to push through a\u00a0law that required media owners to seek content approval from them. 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