Africa: Madagascar's Claims About Clinical Trials for Herbal Coronavirus Cure Creates Confusion

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina this week announced the start of clinical trials of an injectable solution based on extracts of the artemisia plant, a herbal treatment the Malagasy leader has been promoting for treatment of Covid-19.

The trials were said to be supported by the scientific committee of the World Health Organisation's Madagascar branch, although claims about artemisia trials were later contradicted by the presidency itself, while the WHO distanced itself from the comments.

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