 The advent of the drug was notable for the government support and international attention it received.In August 1990, Kenyan researcher Davy Koech, director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute, announced that when his HIV patients chewed wafers laced with tiny amounts of alpha interferon, most had greatly improved health and some cleared HIV from their blood entirely.The alpha interferon, named "Kemron" for this use, was a drug used to treat cancer in much greater doses.