Two Indian nuns invited by UN to share success stories

(January 09, 2012) Two nuns from India have been invited to attend the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York next month to share their success stories in their respective fields. Both are members of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth order. Sr Anjana Kunnath claims to have found a successful herbal cure for malaria in Artemisia, a family of plants and herbs that includes tarragon and wormwood. The other nun, Sr Beena Chirackal is flying to New York as a result of her impressive work in rehabilitating children of commercial sex workers. The two nuns will embark on a two-week internship from February 27. Sr. Kunnath’s success story started three years ago in the north-east region of India, a mosquito paradise, where she had been using other local herbs to treat malaria, but found Artemisia was more powerful in cure and prevention. The 55-year old nun who has worked for 20 years in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand, has treated over 250 malaria cases in 2011 with the herbal extract. She herself was on her feet again after a malaria attack last year. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth is a registered NGO in the US and has an advisory role at the UN.