PEOPLE IN the eastern part of Uganda are farming camels for more than just milk and meat.
In Uganda’s Karamoja region, located in the eastern part of the
country, residents are also keeping camels for their urine, as they
claim the mammal's waste is important in curing certain diseases.
According to the locals, the 'medicine' keeps them healthy and even cures diseases like HIV AIDS.
“This urine, you use three times every day, in the morning, noon and
night. If symptoms persist, you must use it for four months without
missing using same prescription. You then visit a doctor. If you still
feel pain in that month, don’t worry it will vanish,” said Idriss
Shaban, a camel urine seller.
The World Health Organisation has however urged people to refrain from drinking camel urine, Africa News reported.
It said the urine has been proven to cause the Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome, a viral respiratory disease which can prove fatal.
But desperate patients are willing to take the risk in order to be
healed.
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