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The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world, including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo said this in a statement posted on its website on Monday. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the
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By Paul Olayemi Plans for Nigerians to live healthier and longer through natural herbs consumption and unpolluted soil have been boosted by a team of experts on natural healing and good living under “Partners In Action” a United States of America’s non-governmental organization (NGO) with a body – known as ‘Mission Africa’ in Nigeria. The
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By Sola Ogundipe AS part of its commitment to integrate Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine practice into health care delivery in the State, the Lagos State government has inaugurated a 27-member Traditional Medicine Research Committee. At the commissioning on Wednesday, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Akin Abayomi explained that the Committee aligns with the
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The Emir of Karaye in Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar II, has urged herbal medicine sellers against using obscene words in advertising herbals. The first-class traditional ruler gave the advice while receiving traditional medicine practitioners, drawn from the eight local government areas of the emirate, in his palace. This is contained in a statement signed
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It is no longer news that herbal drugs are indiscriminately hawked and illegally sold at any point across Nigeria despite the serious health risks it poses.
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FOR many, especially in developing countries, traditional medicine is their first choice of remedy for any adverse health condition.
Read More Set to propose a bill to regulate traditional medicine practice in Nigeria The Federal Ministry of Health, (FMOH) has said that it is set to propose a Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Abdulaziz Mashi Abdulaziz said this at a
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The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, has called on universities in the country to introduce Bachelor of Science degree programme in herbal medicine for better healthcare delivery.
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A herbalist, Malam Aminu Muhammad, has cautioned the public on the use of herbs without prescription and guidance by an expert (Herbalist) with knowledge about them.
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