Ambilikile Mwasapile
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Ambilikile Mwasapile is Tanzania
n medicine man
who uses a tree known as mugariga to make a juice that he claims it can cure any disease. Mwasapile is a retired Lutheran
pastor and he lives in Samunge village in Loliondo
, near Ngorongoro
. Mwasapile relieved himself to had have a vision that he saw god and received instruction to make his medicine. He said he received a vision of a tree he can use to make such a medicine and that many people will flock to him to get it and be healed. After waking up, he said he met a woman who had AIDS
and she told him that she came for medicine. Mwasapile followed instruction of making the medicine and gave to the woman who is said to healed of her diseases.
The woman who claimed to be healed miraculous by Mwasapile passed information to her former boss who had earlier fired her due to sickness. it happened for the boss to have an ill child since birth, suffering from brain damage
. The boss was of India
n origin, and it said he took his child to Mwasapile and the child was miraculous healed. After this event, thousand of people bagan to visit Mwasapile at an average of 4,000 people a day since early 2011.
The government of Tanzania ordered Mwasapile to stop issuing his medication
s but due to big public demand the government had to revise the order and provided Mwasapile with support for sanitation
.
People took their bereaved who were admitted in Tanznian and Kenya
n hospital and rushed to Mwasapile. Some of these sick people died before reaching Mwasapile but many of those who took the medication expressed to get healed. The four main sickness that Mwasapile is claiming to cure are AIDS, diabetes, stroke
, high and low blood pressure.
Notable people that have visited Mwasapile and took the medicine includes ministers and members of parliament from Tanzania and Kenya; and famous businessmen and women. The wife of DRC
president Joseph Kabila
is among the latest to visit Mwasapile.
Mwasapile medicine can not be given by other doctor nor far from his homeground. Due to poor infrastructure, the road transport is costing roughly 500 times the price of the medicine which is Tanzania shillings 500 only. The rich people pays more than 4 million Tanzania shillings to visit Mwasapile and take the medicine.
The government chemist has given the statement after examining the medicine, and he said the medicine doesn't have any harmful effects to human being but he didn't confirm if the medicine was scientifically proved to heal the said diseases. The Tanzanian prime minister while addressing the parliament mentioned that the government can not interfere with people's faith.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n medicine man
Medicine man
"Medicine man" or "Medicine woman" are English terms used to describe traditional healers and spiritual leaders among Native American and other indigenous or aboriginal peoples...
who uses a tree known as mugariga to make a juice that he claims it can cure any disease. Mwasapile is a retired Lutheran
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
pastor and he lives in Samunge village in Loliondo
Loliondo
Loliondo village is situated in Ngorongoro District of Arusha Region in Northern Tanzania. Together with neighbouring Wasso village, it hosts the district offices and forms the commercial centre of Loliondo division...
, near Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro (Tanzanian ward)
Ngorongoro is an administrative ward in the Ngorongoro District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 9,807.-References:...
. Mwasapile relieved himself to had have a vision that he saw god and received instruction to make his medicine. He said he received a vision of a tree he can use to make such a medicine and that many people will flock to him to get it and be healed. After waking up, he said he met a woman who had AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
and she told him that she came for medicine. Mwasapile followed instruction of making the medicine and gave to the woman who is said to healed of her diseases.
The woman who claimed to be healed miraculous by Mwasapile passed information to her former boss who had earlier fired her due to sickness. it happened for the boss to have an ill child since birth, suffering from brain damage
Brain damage
"Brain damage" or "brain injury" is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of internal and external factors...
. The boss was of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n origin, and it said he took his child to Mwasapile and the child was miraculous healed. After this event, thousand of people bagan to visit Mwasapile at an average of 4,000 people a day since early 2011.
The government of Tanzania ordered Mwasapile to stop issuing his medication
Medication
A pharmaceutical drug, also referred to as medicine, medication or medicament, can be loosely defined as any chemical substance intended for use in the medical diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease.- Classification :...
s but due to big public demand the government had to revise the order and provided Mwasapile with support for sanitation
Sanitation
Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic...
.
People took their bereaved who were admitted in Tanznian and Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n hospital and rushed to Mwasapile. Some of these sick people died before reaching Mwasapile but many of those who took the medication expressed to get healed. The four main sickness that Mwasapile is claiming to cure are AIDS, diabetes, stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
, high and low blood pressure.
Notable people that have visited Mwasapile and took the medicine includes ministers and members of parliament from Tanzania and Kenya; and famous businessmen and women. The wife of DRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
president Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila
Joseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila...
is among the latest to visit Mwasapile.
Mwasapile medicine can not be given by other doctor nor far from his homeground. Due to poor infrastructure, the road transport is costing roughly 500 times the price of the medicine which is Tanzania shillings 500 only. The rich people pays more than 4 million Tanzania shillings to visit Mwasapile and take the medicine.
The government chemist has given the statement after examining the medicine, and he said the medicine doesn't have any harmful effects to human being but he didn't confirm if the medicine was scientifically proved to heal the said diseases. The Tanzanian prime minister while addressing the parliament mentioned that the government can not interfere with people's faith.