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Nigeria: On the Madagascar COVID-19 Cure
Daily Trust, 18 May 2020
In the midst of a raging controversy over its efficacy, President Muhamadu Buhari, last Saturday, reportedly received a donated sample of the trending COVID-Herbal drug which is… Read more »
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Nigeria: We Didn't Ask Madagascar for COVID-19 'Cure', They Gave It To Us - Govt
Vanguard, 15 May 2020
The Federal Government said yesterday it did not beg Madagascar to supply its COVID-19 syrup to Nigeria, explaining that the country donated the elixir which was accepted in the… Read more »
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Africa: South Africa Steps Up to Help Madagascar Test Herbal Cure for COVID-19
RFI, 8 May 2020
South Africa's government will assist the authorities in Madagascar to test and analyse an unproven herbal treatment for Covid-19, according to health minister Zweli Mkhize.… Read more »
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Africa: COVID-19 - Tests for Traditional Herb Artemisia Begin
DW, 14 May 2020
A herb touted by Madagascar's government as healing coronavirus is undergoing tests by a group of international researchers. WHO warns that no scientific studies yet prove… Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Buhari Wants Madagascar Herbal Mixture Effectiveness Tested
This Day, 12 May 2020
Madagascar's touted herbal cure for COVID-19 is on its way to Nigeria for clinical analysis of its efficacy by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development… Read more »
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Nigeria: We Did Not Request Madagascar's COVID-19 Herbal Medicine - Govt
Premium Times, 14 May 2020
The Nigerian government has said it did not request for COVID-Organics, a herbal medicine used by Madagascar to treat COVID-19 patients. Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Accepts Madagascar COVID-19 Herb, But Not Without Tests
Daily Trust, 12 May 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the airlifting of Nigeria's allocation of the Madagascar syrup, reportedly effective for the COVID-19 treatment. Read more »
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Africa: Why More Must Be Done to Fight Bogus COVID-19 Cure Claims
The Conversation Africa, 17 May 2020
Fake and bogus cure claims are a longstanding, but neglected public health problem. Throughout recorded history, plagues have inspired anxiety and desperation. Time and again, this… Read more »
Madagascar's Herbal Tea - What Will Tests Show?
The government of South Africa has offered to test and analyse the herbal mixture Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina claims as a treatment and cure for COVID-19 -- and now scientists at Max Planck Institute in Potsdam are collaborating with a U.S. company to explore whether a variety of the Artemisia plant, used in the mixture, can be used against the novel coronavirus.
InFocus
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Pawpaws, goats and sheep have come into the picture when the President John Magufuli said he had checked up on the country's National Health Laboratory by getting security forces ... Read more »
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With U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that people could receive injections of disinfectant to treat COVID-19, Madagascar's president saying he has "herbal remedy", and three ... Read more »
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The World Health Organization has said it welcomes innovations around the world including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for ... Read more »
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
