As part of its drive to find a cure for the virulent COVID-19 infection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday announced that it had met with 70 traditional medicine experts.
Announcing the meeting via its official twitter page, WHO African Region said an consensus was reached with the herbal medicine experts on clinical trials of their remedies.
The development is coming days after the after Madagascar declared that it found an herbal portion capable of curing the disease.
@WHOAFRO tweeted, “70 traditional medicine experts from countries across #Africa held a virtual meeting with @WHO on the role of traditional medicine in the #COVID19 response.
“They unanimously agreed that clinical trials must be conducted for all medicines in the Region, without exception.”
Earlier, Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina criticised WHO and other international organisations for allegedly scorning local “remedy” for COVID-19.
“If it wasn’t Madagascar, and if it was a European country that had actually discovered this remedy, would there be so much doubt? I don’t think so,” he told French media in an interview.
Before the meeting, WHO had repeatedly warned that the COVID-Organics infusion, which Rajoelina has touted as a remedy against the deadly coronavirus, has not been clinically tested.
Economic Commiunity Of West African State has also distanced itself from the purported coronavirus antidote, saying it would only support a clinically tested and scientifically prove vaccine.
But Madagascar claimed the drink is derived from artemisia – a plant with proven anti-malarial properties – and other indigenous herbs.
Already Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, and Tanzania have taken delivery of consignments of the potion, which was launched last month.
Also, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has also approved the herbal remedy as treatment for COVID-19
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