He opposed the use of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), saying that they were "poisons" and products of greed by Western pharmaceutical companies. 
Alipinga matumizi ya dawa za kupunguza makali ya virusi vya UKIMWI (ARV), akisema zilikuwa 'sumu' na ni bidhaa zilizokubaliwa na makampuni ya madawa kwenye nchi za Magharibi.