The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) of the College of Ghana has actually shown that it has actually gotten a number of regional natural medicines that are being taken into consideration for the feasible therapy of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19).
The Director of Noguchi Memorial, Professor Abraham Kwabena Annan, told the Daily Graphic that the institute had actually established a system to test as well as identify whether the local herbal prep work offered to the center had the efficiency to treat COVID-19 as well as additionally identify the possible adverse effects of the medications.
After screening, he said, the results would be handed over to the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), the primary regulatory agency for organic preparations.
Prof. Annan welcomed advancements by conventional medication specialists and the development of new treatments in the look for potential therapies for COVID-19.
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He said so much, looking at the number of neighborhood organic medications received, “there is a lot of hope because we have actually gotten a number of neighborhood medications that are being evaluated for COVID-19 therapy”.
He observed that it was likely that several of the products would certainly end up being very encouraging and maybe offer a total option.
Although he can not indicate the exact time frame the screening would certainly take, he said the screening of the conventional medicines would take a couple of weeks to complete.
Discussing the advancement of COVID-19 medicines in Ghana, the director said the institute, the FDA, and also the Ghana Health Service were all working together to make sure the country discovered an option.
