草药|草药治新冠？WHO等专家批准非洲草药临床测试方案( 二 )
他希望这份临床测试方案能立即被非洲科学家使用，以确保人们从传统医学中找到抵抗新冠肺炎的潜在益处 。根据现有程序，药物和疫苗的临床测试从评估到批准，可在60天内完成 。[1]
图穆西姆也表示，如果一种传统医学产品被证明是安全、有效，并且质量有保证的，那么WHO将推荐这种产品进行快速、大规模的本地生产 。[1]
非洲人口占世界的17%，但在此次疫情中，非洲绝大部分新冠感染者呈无症状或轻症，死亡人数是全球新冠致死人数的3% [11] 。有分析认为，这有可能是因为非洲的人口结构比较年轻 。
世界范围内，目前有超过200种新冠疫苗和300余项新冠治疗方法处于研发阶段，尚无特效药物 [12] 。而在非洲确诊人数最多的国家南非，地塞米松被批准用于新冠重症治疗 [13] 。
至于 Covid-Organics？今年7月，尼日利亚科学家对从马达加斯加政府处得来的 Covid-Organics 饮料做了检测，认为这是一种止咳药，并不能治疗新冠 。[14]
参考文献
[1]Expert panel endorses protocol for COVID-19 herbal medicine clinical trials
https://www.afro.who.int/news/expert-panel-endorses-protocol-covid-19-herbal-medicine-clinical-trials
[2] https://covidorganics-cvo.com/2020/06/03/herbal-cure-for-covid-vuris/
[3]Coronavirus: WHO sets rules for testing African herbal remedies. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54225118
[4]Tanzania takes delivery of Madagascar’s Covid-organics. https://africanquarters.com/tanzania-takes-delivery-of-madagascars-covid-organics/
[5]Madagascar president's herbal tonic fails to halt Covid-19 spike. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53756752
[6] WHO Global Report On Traditional And Complementary Medicine 2019. https://www.who.int/traditional-complementary-integrative-medicine/WhoGlobalReportOnTraditionalAndComplementaryMedicine2019.pdf?ua=1
[7]WHO supports scientifically-proven traditional medicine. https://www.afro.who.int/news/who-supports-scientifically-proven-traditional-medicine
[8] Unproven herbal remedy against COVID-19 could fuel drug-resistant malaria, scientists warn. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/unproven-herbal-remedy-against-covid-19-could-fuel-drug-resistant-malaria-scientists
[9]'Could It Work as a Cure? Maybe.' A Herbal Remedy for Coronavirus Is a Hit in Africa, But Experts Have Their Doubts. https://time.com/5840148/coronavirus-cure-covid-organic-madagascar/
[10]Africa CDC Dashboard. https://africacdc.org/covid-19/
[11]Africa: Covid-19 - Continent's Low Death Toll Explained. https://allafrica.com/stories/202008160034.html
[12]COVID-19 Treatment AND Vaccine Tracker. https://covid-19tracker.milkeninstitute.org/#home
[13]South Africa approves dexamethasone to treat COVID-19.https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/south-africa-approves-dexamethasone-to-treat-covid-19/1883532）
[14]Madagascar drug can’t cure COVID-19, says NIPRD. https://punchng.com/madagascar-drug-cant-cure-covid-19-says-niprd/
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