Even as the world is bracing for vaccination drives to combat COVID-19, many people in the Southern African country of Zimbabwe have latched their hopes on zumbani — a woody shrub — to keep the pandemic at bay. Nyson Mhaka, 52, and his wife Gertrude, 47, were infected with COVID-19 in December. They claim to […]
By Nana Kwadwo Obiri, Secretary of GHAFTRAM Allegations by the Ghana Federation for Traditional Medicine Practitioners (GHAFTRAM), accusing the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) of misleading the public on the use of the herbal Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, locally known as Nibima for the cure of COVID-19 is worrying and should be considered as false by those […]
Mr. Peter Atta Adjei, who happens to be one of the influential people at plant Development Department at the Centre for Plant Medicine Research in his speech with rafanews; explained that, Many People are struggling with common diseases especially in remote areas in Ghana and Africa due to poor healthcare amenities and underdevelopment. This cause […]
By Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, PhD The Traditional and Alternative Medicine draft bill 2014 defines alternative medicine as any form of treatment that is outside the mainstream allopathic and Traditional Medicine in Ghana. In 2000, Parliament enacted a Traditional Medicine Practice Act, (ACT 575). The purpose of the mandate of the Traditional Medicine Council as stated in […]
Some traders at the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra on Monday expressed optimism about the Nibima herbal preparation under clinical trial for the treatment of COVID-19. The herbal medicine Cryptolepis Sanguinolenta, locally known as Nibima was recently approved by Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19. A […]
