The Federal Government says plans are ongoing by the Federal Ministry of Health to get the Madagascar herbal cure to COVID-19.
Health Minister, Mr Osagie Ehanire revealed this on Monday, while he was answering the question concerning the cure from Madagascar at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19, Channels Tv reports.
According to Ehanire, “Concerning the question on the cure from Madagascar, this has been making the news and we have the promise of being able to get a sample of the herb/botanical product for analysis and also probably use that opportunity to speak with the health authorities particularly the scientific community on how they use it.
“We will also give that to the research community with us here (in Nigeria) to examine and do what they can do with it.
“We will like to compare the sample with the strain here in our country whether they are identical or similar and see what properties it has. Things like that are normally subjected to analysis to find out how it works.”
Whiling expressing that all countries are interested in finding a cure to the deadly COVID-19 and Nigeria is also looking at all options, the Minister said that before the Madagascar cure can be used in Nigeria, it will be examined, “to make sure they are safe and they work.”