Prof Matsabisa Motlalepula, an African traditional medicine expert from the University of the Free State (UFS), will attend the first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit in India in August after being invited to serve as a member of the Summit External Advisory Group for the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit…
The African Medicines Innovation and Technology Development Platform (AMITD) at the University of the Free State (UFS), funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), will host experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership, the African Union Commission, and the WHO Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 Response (REACT). Preceding the visit to the UFS on 17 June, the delegation will meet officials of the DSI as the main funder, the Department of Health, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), Pharma-Ethics, and the Technology Innovation Agency on 13 June 2022.
Doctors have, in clinical trials, demonstrated that a blend of three local plants- King of bitters, bitter kola and guava- could be safely used to prevent, treat and ‘cure’ hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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