…As Buhari said he will listen to science before allowing Madagascar herbal drug.
Madagascar on Sunday reported the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus nearly two months after it was first detected in the country, official statistics showed.
The Indian ocean island which has reported 304 cases has hit the headlines over a home-grown herbal concoction that President Andry Rajoelina claims can cure people infected with the virus.
Several African countries have ordered or expressed interest in the purported remedy, which is known as Covid-Organics including President Muhammadu Buhari who received the herbal drug when he had an audience with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau who brought along with him the samples of the traditional medicine.
The President on Saturday at the State House, Abuja, while receiving the herbal ‘drug’ which has been shared to African nations by Madagascar said he will listen to science before allowing its usage.
He reiterated that his position on all such herbal or traditional medicinal postulates had remained the same.
The tonic drink is derived from artemisia a plant with proven efficacy in malaria treatment and other indigenous herbs.
However the World Health Organization has warned against “adopting a product that has not been taken through tests to see its efficacy”.
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