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COMPASSION RESPONSE NETWORK CIRCULAR No 7
By David Keane, 17/February/2002
PO Box 582, Gosnells WA 6110, Australia
Email address: keane@nw.com.au
Healing site address: http://www.nw.com.au/~keane/healing/
In this Circular, we present two contrasting pictures of goodwill service in Africa, from remote rural Uganda, and from the high density parts of Zimbabwe.
DR PAUL BATIIBWE, UGANDA
Email: Paul Batiibwe epbatiibwe@hotmail.com
Postal: Dr Paul Batiibwe, Kiboga Hospital, P.O.Box 17, Kiboga, Uganda,
East Africa.
Dr Paul Batiibwe is a medical doctor working in a rural hospital in Uganda, East Africa. The town of Kiboga has a good mains electricity supply, but no telecommunications yet. It is 130km distant from Kampala, along a murram road. Dr Batiibwe has to travel to access email facilities.
The high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Uganda was one of the reasons Dr Batiibwe started to investigate electro-medicine, including Rife, Bob Beck and Dr Hulda Clark's zappers. It was through David Amrein of Dr Clark's Research association that he first came in touch with Compassion Response Network.
He is presently using zappers "enough for twenty AIDS patients" and Beck devices "enough for ten patients."
Malaria. I asked Dr Batiibwe for his experience in treating malaria. To my surprise, he replied that he had not been able to get good results "during the acute stage". He had been infected with malaria himself, and now has had four months symptom free. "The acute nature of malaria makes me wary on trying it on others. We may try using it again on malaria very soon for now if on the second day the plasmodia parasites are still present we shall switch to the conventional Quinine infusion."
This reply surprised me, as it was in sharp contrast with results East West Network had received in Kinshasa (see healing website, results in which it is reported that malarial fevers "from 38 to 40 degrees fall down after our treatment.").
Zapper Tester. I wondered whether there was some fault in the zappers Dr Batiibwe was using. Our own zappers have two special modifications that make them ideal for Third World conditions. It has a green light that turns red if the batteries start to go flat. And it uses rechargeable batteries that can be recharged from the mains electrical supply. Dr Batiibwe was curious to try our own AZT-1 zapper to see if it made a difference. We sent an AZT-1 zapper together with a zapper tester, a simple device that tests whether a voltage is set up between the zapper hand-grips when the zapper is turned on.
Dr Batiibwe's reply when receiving these devices was interesting. "Imagine how I felt when three of my zappers were non-functional and two AIDS patients on them had continued to deteriorate till death. The third was on and off and the skin condition of the patient did not seem to improve." We have heard a number of stories like this, of zappers not providing expected results because the batteries were flat or the zappers were non-functional. All zappers should have warning lights to warn when the battery starts to go flat. The risk to the patient is too great not to be fully assured the zapper is working.
I propose Dr Batiibwe again trials using zappers on malaria cases in the acute fever stage.
Blood Testing. The remoteness of Kiboga Hospital makes blood testing difficult. They have good facilities for freezing blood samples that need to be sent to Kampala or internationally. "Full haemogram is available at relatively affordable price range. Immunity (CD4) counts are available at one foreigner controlled centre." He reports mixed results with the zapper, due to remoteness of proper blood testing facilities, and "one of the weaknesses is the ability to verify the proper use of the zappers by the patients, given the desperate situation."
General costs also complicate treatment, for most patients are very poor. These costs include food, transport, accommodation costs, and nutritive supplements.
Essiac. Dr Batiibwe had expressed much interest in Essiac, and noted that Dr Gary Glum's free e-book "Calling of an Angel" on Essiac could no longer be downloaded from Dr Glum's website. (What does this say about freedom of speech in USA?) Compassion Response Network has copies of this book, so we sent Dr Batiibwe a copy by email. Anyone else interested in receiving by email the zipped copy of the book "Calling of an Angel", please contact us at keane@nw.com.au. If anyone is able to donate free Essiac supplies and send them direct to Dr Batiibwe, he would be very grateful.
Opposition. It is not easy to practice alternative medicine in Uganda. "In my country I have seen those coming up with alternative approaches to treatment of disease being violently shut up and gagged. There is, therefore, a need to be cautious, determined and persistent if we are ever to promote effective alternative therapies to communities we serve."
Against such a background of intimidation, Dr Batiibwe nevertheless struggles valiantly to provide optimum care for the many patients flooding his small rural hospital. Such courageous pioneers as this need our continued gratitude and support.
PNI EMPOWERMENT TRUST, ZIMBABWE
Email Address: Geraldine Cockcroft zenga@samara.co.zw
Postal Address: PNI Empowerment Trust, Private Bag 7201, Post Office Highlands,
Highlands, HARARE, ZIMBABWE.
First Contact. It is now less than a month ago when we first received email contact from Geraldine Cockcroft, Director of the PNI Empowerment Trust in Harare Zimbabwe. Geraldine writes;
"Our organisation focuses on personal empowerment and psycho-neuro-immunology. We hold workshops, training, presentations, counseling and impart information. HIV and the possibility of long term survival using PNI, nutrition etc is a large focus of our work. A lot of our work is with the poor."
They had heard about the Compassion Response Network through an ex Zimbabwean now living in New Zealand. Geraldine had inquired about the possibility of receiving a free healing kit including a zapper and colloidal silver maker. Over the next few weeks, we have corresponded in length. I became literally amazed by the scope of their group activity and degree of organisation under such adverse circumstances. This is the most organised group in Africa that is open to using alternative treatments, that the Compassion Response Network has so far had the privilege to come in contact with.
About PNI. PNI stands for Psycho-Neuro-Immunology. PNI has a huge body of research in the USA. The PNI Empowerment Trust in Harare has a board of 12 Trustees. "We also have approximately 30 Goodwill Ambassadors from all walks of life that give us their input and expertise. In fact the Zimbabwe Ambassador in Australia is one of our Goodwill Ambassadors."
"We have two permanent members of staff who are owed enormous back-pay. And one almost full-time volunteer. We have various other people who if needs be will come in from time to time to assist us. A secretary is non-existent but would be a huge help."
What do PNI do? "We do a 2 and 4 day experiential workshop...and this year hope to train PNI counselors. We hold immune enhancement workshops mainly attended by nurses, doctors and people in the health field. We do Positive Health presentations.... stress .. grief work in other words enhancing the immune system. We print and distribute an amazing book called 'Positive Health' which is written by an organisation in South Africa that we work fairly closely with. Often the book is given to the people. In order to sustain our organisation we do corporate workshops, amongst many other projects. We often do television and radio work. We have put together, with a local drama group from a high density area a brilliant play on Positive Health in the local language."
Financing amidst Poverty. "As with all our work those that can afford to pay do so in order to sustain our organisation and those that cannot afford to pay don't pay...you cannot put a price on life its priceless. So many people are benefiting enormously from our work, its so frustrating as so many, many more could benefit if we had the resources. Times are really tough for everyone in Zimbabwe at the moment."
Most of the people they contact are too poor to pay, but they receive services anyway. In July 2001 a 2-day PNI experiential workshop and AIDS conference was attended by 100 people, but of these only 30 could afford the US$3 fee. The others were admitted free. They managed to collect enough donations to feed all the people and distribute printed matter. Counseling charges vary from nothing to US$2 an hour. They always include people at no charge in all their workshops. And there is an endless list of day to day running charges, petrol, phones and so on.
Outreach to the People. "Our heart is with the people, especially those in the lower income bracket where there appears just no hope. Surviving with AIDS is possible, it takes amongst other things information and personal hard-work. Its important for the people to realise that they have choice and can survive."
"In our 2 and 4 day workshops we put across experientially the tools in order to enable your thoughts and actions to enhance your immune system and enable you to realise that you have choice in your life. The results have been overwhelming. I have worked with people carried in and only 3 weeks to live and they have gone back to work a few weeks later and gone on to live healthy, happy empowered lives. They are creating their own miracles.
Geraldine has started to write a book about all the home remedy gems she is so eager to share. She writes;
"Did you know tapping the sternum above the thymus gland increases
CD4?
"5 cloves of raw garlic a day reduces the PCR.
"4 raw carrots a day eaten by a pregnant woman between the 6th and
9th months of pregnancy reduces the mother to child transmission
to as low as 12%.
"Flour and water mixed to a thickish paste and taken then again after 2 hours
often stops upset stomachs.
"Eating peanut butter increases the risk of shingles.
"Gargle with brown vinegar and sore throats are gone!
"I have so much knowledge and its frustrating that there is just not enough
funds to impart it all. I really believe that it will all fall into place when
it is supposed to."
Geraldene describes their Operational Base. "At present we operate from a fairly centrally situated house close to the center of Harare. We have quite a lot of buildings the use of which could easily be changed. It is my personal property, however due to the financial situation of our organisation and lack of funds I have given thought to moving, but as it is now it would suit the extra workload perfectly."
" For the last 10 years I personally have had a craft and textile business. We plan to incorporate this into the Trust and involve and teach people who have HIV, so that they are able to become self-sufficient.
"We work with so many different people in different circumstances. On occasion I have fed people from my own kitchen. Usually people that are employed can organise transport and do eat. At the moment even though you have all the money you cannot buy the basic maize meal. The country has run out."
Medical Aid. "Most people in employment are on a form of medical aid either through their employers, some private, or civil service or government medical aid." Most people on medical aid are "not necessarily the affluent, but those fortunate to still have a job. Most factories have a clinic. Employment is dropping fast so the numbers that can afford medical tests and treatment get less and less. However often extended family members assist in any way they can."
Of the advanced AIDS patients that their group is treating, perhaps 30% would be on medical aid and so would qualify for regular CD4 (immunity) and PCR tests. "CD4 tests are done here in Zimbabwe. They are relatively inexpensive and so are done more often. It is the PCR that has to go to South Africa."
"We work closely with some doctors. We also have communications with the Department of Immunology at the university here."
Painting a Picture. Geraldene said, "The loss of lives here and total devastation caused by HIV amongst other things is unbelievable". I asked how many advanced HIV patients there are in Harare. "Wow!! How many ants are there in my garden!! Most people have malaria!! Lack of iron!! Etc, etc. In one cemetery they bury more than 300 a day. It is an enormous area and there is talk that in order to not waste space, which they are fast running out of, they are considering burying the dead upright with cardboard in between. Many very ill people go home to the rural areas to die."
I then asked, how many of these would PNI Empowerment Trust come in contact with. Geraldene answered, "As many as we choose, depending on our resources at the time. We have a huge data bank and have contact with many support groups in the high density areas all over the country."
Compassion Response Network Support. I explained to Geraldene that our group at the moment had limited finances, and these were primarily directed towards providing free healing devices for Third World groups wishing to provide free healing treatment to the community through goodwill outreach. Besides colloidal silver/zapper, we are developing a Beck electrifier + magnetic pulse generator + ozonator as a triple device run from a single electrical box powered from rechargeable batteries at virtually no running cost. Also we are developing a multizapper, that you can strap up five patients around a table, and leave them for an hour while the treatment happens automatically; again from a single electronic controlling box. We will do our best to provide PNI Empowerment Trust with all these devices over the next month or so. (Geraldene's comment, "sounds really amazing"). Geraldene is arranging for us contact with the Zimbabwe Ambassador in Australia. Hopefully, he may be able to provide free courier delivery for our devices.
These devices are by the way very easy to make. In Perth, our zappers were made by unemployed youth with some electronics flair; we of course paid them a remuneration for their labour, but the zappers were still very cheap. I proposed to Geraldene that if she was contemplating teaching HIV people to become self-sufficient in craft and textiles, she might like to consider expanding this business to include an electronics workshop, to train people to construct these healing devices, zappers, ozonators, Beck electrifiers and such. It makes sense to involve former AIDS patients in such a rewarding and creative employment. And the demand for such devices will grow quickly, especially after medical verifications come back. The goal must be ever to disseminate such technology to the masses. Geraldene's comment, "Wow!! An amazing idea."
In response to my comment that I was so amazed how much PNI Empowerment Trust had achieved, Geraldene replied, "Yes, now that you say it, it is amazing. However it always appears that it is never enough."
A Compassion Response
As shared in the last CRN Circular (No 6), the Compassion Response Network Main Objective is;
"To facilitate the emergence of a goodwill network in which the hands of men and women of goodwill are strengthened so that they become enabled to directly provide a meaningful compassionate response to the most urgent needs of humanity."
How then do we provide a "meaningful compassion response" to these urgent needs?
Our Inner Planning Group has already approved the supply of a free healing kit including a zapper and colloidal silver maker to these groups. We will be convening over the next month to consider further assistance. We have a small budget to work from and so our priority must be provision of free healing technology.
Some of the readers of this circular may feel moved to do something themselves. Please feel free to contact these service groups yourself. Or contact us at Compassion Response Network to suggest ways you would like to contribute. The Main Purpose of the Compassion Response Network is not that the Inner Planning Circle organises responses, but that men and women of goodwill (including readers of this circular) become empowered to provide a meaningful compassion response.
Prayers for Zimbabwe
The whole nation of Zimbabwe is presently passing through an immense crisis in which there is great political uncertainty and unemployment is rising rapidly. The national economy is crashing. All of this is leading up to a period of great tension associated with the coming national elections in early March/2002.
We ask all within our global network, at this time to link together and join in meditation and prayer to send healing energies of love and light to this nation in transition. May these sacred energies send a protective field to protect all the dedicated workers within the PNI Empowerment Trust, and may the true spirit of the people of Zimbabwe now demonstrate clearly and so guide this nation towards calmer waters.
Yours in Love and Light,
David Keane