There is international and government support for
traditional medicines
There is a high level of political and leadership acceptability - partly
because of the push by the public, long standing anecdotal evidence of
effectiveness and the desperate scramble to find cures for the COVID-19
pandemic. In Africa, while acknowledging the need to be cautious about
misinformation and disinformation about their effectiveness, the World
Health Organization, Africa CDC and the African Union Commission for
Social Affairs have issued statements welcoming traditional medicines
for COVID-19. This has included endorsement of a protocol for Phase III
clinical trials of herbal medicines and the establishment of data and
safety monitoring boards for the clinical trials.