{"id":50629,"date":"2020-07-22T15:30:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/congo\/coronavirus-africa-joint-effort-to-enhance-research-and-development-of-traditional-medicines-for-covid-19-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2020-07-22T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T13:30:07","slug":"coronavirus-africa-joint-effort-to-enhance-research-and-development-of-traditional-medicines-for-covid-19-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/congo\/coronavirus-africa-joint-effort-to-enhance-research-and-development-of-traditional-medicines-for-covid-19-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus &#8211; Africa: Joint effort to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrap\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Today, World Health Organization (WHO) &amp; Africa CDC launch the Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19. This a joint effort to enhance research &amp; development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Africa has a long history of traditional medicine &amp; it plays an important role in providing care to populations.<\/p>\n<p>By pooling expertise within the continent, the Regional Expert Committee will support clinical research on new therapies from traditional medicines against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The Expert Committee will start working immediately to support countries in collaborative efforts to conduct clinical trials of traditional medicines in compliance with international standards.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jt7GZE<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa.<\/i><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/who-africa.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/coronavirus-africa-joint-effort-to-enhance-research-and-development-of-traditional-medicines-for-covid19-in-africa?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Central Africa <a title=\"Republic of Congo\" href=\"http:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/central-africa\/congo\/\">Congo<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, World Health Organization (WHO) &amp; Africa CDC launch the Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19. This a joint effort to enhance research &amp; development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa. Africa has a long history of traditional medicine &amp; it plays an important role in providing care to populations. 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