The
African Union is in discussion with the Republic of Madagascar, through its
embassy in Addis Ababa, with a view to obtain technical data regarding the
safety and efficiency of a herbal remedy, recently announced by Madagascar for
the reported prevention and treatment of COVID19.
In
this regard, the AU Commissioner for Social Affairs H.E Amira ElFadil convened
a meeting with the Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Madagascar Mr. Eric
Randrianantoandro on 30th April at which it was agreed that the member state
would furnish the African Union with necessary details regarding the herbal
remedy.
Once
furnished with the details, the Union, through the Africa Centres for Disease
Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will review the scientific data gathered
so far on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 Organics. This review will be
based on global technical and ethical norms to garner the necessary scientific
evidence regarding the performance of the tonic.
Africa CDC, it would be recalled, is a specialized technical
institution of the African Union which supports Member States in their efforts
to strengthen health systems and improve surveillance, emergency response,
prevention and control of diseases
These
developments follow the participation of Madagascar’s President H.E. Andry
Rajoelina in a teleconference Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of AU Heads
of State and Government with the Chairpersons of the AU Regional Economic
Communities (RECs) on 29 April 2020, in which he participated as Chairperson of
the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and where he made a
presentation to his peers regarding the herbal remedy.
The
teleconference was convened by H.E. President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa of the
Republic of South Africa, and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), and had
the aim of apprising the Chairpersons of the RECs about the actions and
initiatives undertaken by the African Union in response to the spread of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the continent. The meeting also provided a
platform for the Chairpersons of the RECs to brief the Bureau about regional
measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: African Union
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