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Experiences and challenges of African traditional medicine: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic
BMJ Global Health, Vol.8, e010813
09/08/2023
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Abstract
Management of COVID-19 in Africa is challenging due to limited resources, including the high cost of vaccines, diagnostics, medical devices and routine pharmaceuticals. These challenges, in addition to wide acceptability, have resulted in increased use of herbal medicines based on African traditional medicines (ATMs) by patients in Africa. This is in spite of the often-significant gaps in evidence regarding these traditional medicines as to their efficacy and safety for COVID-19. African scientists, with some support from their governments, and guidance from WHO and other bodies, are addressing this evidence gap, developing and testing herbal medicines based on ATMs to manage mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19. Such efforts need further support to meet public health needs.
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- Title
- Experiences and challenges of African traditional medicine: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic
- Creators
- Polydor Ngoy Mutombo (Corresponding Author) - Southern Cross UniversityOssy Muganga Julius Kasilo (Author) - World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, CongoPeter Bai James (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityJon Wardle (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityOlobayo Kunle (Author) - National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (Abuja, Nigeria)David Katerere (Author) - Tshwane University of TechnologyCharles Wambebe (Author) - International Biomedical Research Institute (Abuja, Nigeria)Motlalepula Gilbert Matsabisa (Author) - University of the Free StateMohammed Rahmatullah (Author) - University of Development AlternativeJean-Baptiste Nikiema (Author) - World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, CongoImmaculee Mukankubito (Author) - World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, CongoRick Sheridan (Author) - EMSKE Phytochem (Nairobi, Kenya)Rokia Sanogo (Author) - Institut National de Recherche en Sante Publique (Bamako, Mali)Veeranoot Nissapatorn (Author) - Walailak UniversityChaisith Sivakorn (Author) - University College LondonSatyajit Tripathy (Author) - University of the Free StateRamesh Goyal (Author) - Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (Delhi, India)
- Publication Details
- BMJ Global Health, Vol.8, e010813
- Publisher
- BMJ Group
- Identifiers
- 991013133413802368
- Copyright
- © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article