African Union Discusses Coronavirus ‘herbal remedy’ With Madagascar
The African Union (AU) said it is in discussion with the Republic of Madagascar, through its embassy in Addis Ababa, with a view to obtaining technical data as regards the safety and efficiency of a herbal remedy, recently announced by Madagascar for the reported prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in a statement on Tuesday, said that the talks, focusing on technical data regarding its safety and efficiency, was held through Madagascar Embassy in Addis Ababa.
AU Commissioner for Social Affairs, Amira ElFadil, convened a meeting with the Madagascar Chargé d’Affaires in Ethiopia, Mr. Eric Randrianantoandro, on April 30. It was agreed that Madagascar would provide the AU 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,” it said.
It said that the developments followed the participation of Madagascar’s President, 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 April 29.
The statement said that Rajoelina participated as chairperson of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and made a presentation to his peers regarding the herbal remedy.
It said that the meeting was held with the aim of appraising the chairpersons of the RECs about the actions and initiatives undertaken by the AU in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic on the continent.
The statement said that 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.
Source- Today.ng
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