The African Union says it is in discussion with the Republic of Madagascar with a view to obtain “technical data regarding the safety and efficiency of its herbal remedy” for the prevention and treatment of COVID19.
After conducting internal tests on the herbal remedy, Madagascar launched CovidOrganics to the market to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The product has been championed by President Andry Rajoelina, who has held talks with various other African leaders in Africa to take up the remedy to aid their fight against the disease.
The islandic nation has recorded 151 positive cases with no deaths and an impressive 99 recoveries.
With over 45,000 cases and nearly 2,000 fatalities, there is fear that Africa may fulfil the doom forecast of becoming the world’s epicentre.
Some countries, though, such as Comoros, the Republic of Congo, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea have already imported the medicine.
Now, the African Union says it will look into CovidOrganics after Rajoelina presented the drug to other leaders from Africa in a telecommuting Meeting on April 29.
“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 African Union said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has however warned against use of medicines that have not been approved for COVID-19 treatment.
“We must follow the evidence. There are no shortcuts,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom said a statement in March.
