The African Union (AU) has disclosed that it is in discussion with the Republic of Madagascar to obtain technical data regarding the safety and efficiency of its announced herb for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
The Union made this known in a press statement published on its website.
Madagascar’s President launched a herbal coronavirus “cure”.
It is produced from the artemisia plant, the source of an ingredient used in a malaria treatment – and other Malagasy plants.
The AU said its Commissioner for Social Affairs H.E Amira ElFadil has convened a meeting with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Madagascar, Mr. Eric Randrianantoandro at which it was agreed that the Madagascar government would furnish the African Union with necessary details regarding the herbal remedy.
It said when it is furnished with the details, the Union will review the efficiency and the efficacy of the herb through Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to determine the necessary scientific evidence regarding the performance of the same.
“Once furnished with the details, the Union, through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will review the scientific data gathered so far on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 Organics. This review will be based on global technical and ethical norms to garner the necessary scientific evidence regarding the performance of the tonic,” the statement added.
Coronavirus: WHO cautions Madagascar over ‘herbal cure’
The World Health Organization (WHO) had said there is no proof that Madagascar’s coronavirus “cure” as launched by the president of the country.
It said it had the potential to damage people’s health as its “scientific evidence had not been established”.
The WHO however, disclosed that international trials were underway to find an effective treatment.
Below is the full statement from AU
The African Union is in discussion with the Republic of Madagascar, through its embassy in Addis Ababa, with a view to obtain technical data regarding the safety and efficiency of a herbal remedy, recently announced by Madagascar for the reported prevention and treatment of COVID19.
In this regard, the AU Commissioner for Social Affairs H.E Amira ElFadil convened a meeting with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Madagascar Mr. Eric Randrianantoandro on 30th April at which it was agreed that the member state would furnish the African Union with necessary details regarding the herbal remedy.
Once furnished with the details, the Union, through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will review the scientific data gathered so far on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 Organics. This review will be based on global technical and ethical norms to garner the necessary scientific evidence regarding the performance of the tonic.
These developments follow the participation of Madagascar’s President H.E. Andry Rajoelina in a teleconference Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government with the Chairpersons of the AU Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on 29 April 2020, in which he participated as Chairperson of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and where he made a presentation to his peers regarding the herbal remedy.
The teleconference was convened by H.E. President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), and had the aim of apprising the Chairpersons of the RECs about the actions and initiatives undertaken by the African Union in response to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the continent. The meeting also provided a platform for the Chairpersons of the RECs to brief the Bureau about regional measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Source: Daily Graphic
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The global world is in potential search for scientific Imfpstoff, Vacine or medical treatment for the COVID 19 Pandemic and Madagascar is heading for herbal prevention and treatment of COVID 19. I am appaeling to the President of the W H O to encourage Madagascars effort of this herbal research treatment of COVID 19. Many African herberlist can play a positive role with their knowledge of nature and herbs for treatment of COVID 19. The WHO should not take a negative approach as regards to herbal treatment for COVID 19 and be asking for a scientific proof and evidence. As much as international trials are underway to find an effective treatment dont undermine the effort of African herbal research for the COVID 19. It will be another unpalatable mistake on the part of the WHO to rubbish away the african herbal resarch as a treatment for COVID 19 just because is coming from Africa. At the moment the face of the credibility of the WHO is at stake with the COVID Pandemic that has claimed many lifes all over the world. Your attempt to undermine Madagascar herbals research will be another talk of the stand of the WHO and its role on the continent of Africa.
This is the way to go . The AU should not listen to the west and the WHO. The Madagascan government should also patent their rights to it and ensure the testing is done by their scientist, otherwise these ***barred word*** in the west will take the same information and come back make money out from africans. The world is changing and it is high time we start taking pragmatic steps as a continent to sever our relations with west. They have never had our interest in anything, my prayer is for our leaders to love us as a people and refuse any financial baits from these wicked species on earth.
The moment I read " This review will be based on global technical and ethical norms to garner the necessary scientific evidence regarding the performance of the tonic." is when I said this medicine will be disprove on the basis of a certain technicalities. Our own people (blacks) think the black man can never do anything like this and so would gladly sell us out on a cheap. Our own COA FS what happened to it.??
Good point Kwabena! Why do these white folks think everything African needs to be validated for efficacy by them? They are the people dying aplenty so if they sit there wearing their doubting berets it is their own cup of coronavirus! When they develop something they don't give it to the African scientific community for verification and validation yet when it is African scientists then they ask to validate it before approval! Look, these folks should know that apart from their leaders who are better than ours, we can match them boot for boot in any other sphere! And any other area where we appear not to be doing well it is because our politicians have meddled in that area! Politicians have not invaded our herbal space yet so I can assure them that it is in pristine condition and effective until the politicians decide to step! Until then, long live African herbal medicine!
Which doctor will prescribe a drug that he doesn't know it's chemical components? Wait when your relatives have the virus, you can buy it for them.
Please don't give the details to the AU. They will give it Europe and the rest of the world for free and discredit you too. If they want to see how potent the medicine is, they should go buy and use it in their countries. Which of the small pharmaceutical companies in europe and america has shared theirs. Africa rise up.