From hospitals in Senegal to pharmaceutical companies in South Africa and street sellers in Cameroon, chloroquine has fired hopes of a medicinal fix against a virus that is set to scythe through Africa’s poorly protected countries.
Health watchdogs have issued calls for caution until larger clinical trials are carried out, and there have been several recorded deaths from self-medication because of toxic side effects. Around half of infected people in Senegal are already being prescribed hydroxychloroquine, Moussa Seydi, a professor at Dakar’s Fann Hospital, told AFP last Thursday.In Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi last week declared it was “urgent” to produce chloroquine “in industrial quantities”.
“If it turns out that chloroquine is effective, Africa, which imports most of its drugs, perhaps won’t be a priority for industry,” said Professor Yap Boum of Epicenter Africa, the research arm of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders . The rush is a deep source of anxiety for people with the auto-immune disease called lupus, which is also treated with chloroquine.
I thought NCDC said we should take it for corona
B4 nko
Good question bro
Why is NAFDAC producing it then... 🙄😏
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Africans to be tested at home for Covid-19 - President RamaphosaSouth Africans will soon be having health officials walk into their homes to test them for COVID-19, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. Best way to curtail d spread at God help us You guy have not been testing at home? Tragic!!! BashirAhmaad MBuhari NigeriaNewsdesk followlasg How about this?
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »
COVID-19: Buhari appoints Osinbajo as chair of economic sustainability committee – Daily TrustPresident Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of an economic sustainability committee to be headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. To be used and shelved again What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? It will hurt them
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »
We will earn half pay till Nigeria is free of COVID-19, says SenatorsThat half pay is still too much for senators. thieves! So that when covid 19 has passed you people will now loot all the ones you sacrificed... Ndiarasssss Trust them at your own peril 😏😏
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
COVID-19: Journalists' movement not restricted during lockdown - Nigerian govt - Daily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian government has advised journalists and other media staff to use their Identity Cards to access their places of work and assignment venues
Source: DailyPostNGR - 🏆 11. / 59 Read more »
Covid-19: JIBWIS' Sheik Jingir declares total compliance to safety measures – Daily TrustThe National Chairman of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa’Ikatis Sunnah, (JIBWIS), Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has declared his total compliance with the safety measures taken by both Federal and State Governments against the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The spiritual leader of the group made the declaration in a statement signed by its National Chairman, … Na today? Try Coro and see fire Bro sheikh An natsa mallam 😁 Organised religion to convince Nigerians based on fictional divine sanction.
Source: Daily Trust - 🏆 13. / 51 Read more »
Between COVID-19 and Constitutional Encroachment, By Wole Soyinka - Premium Times OpinionNo epidemic is ever cured with constitutional piracy. It only lays down new political viruses for the future. The Nigerian army will be all over the streets of Lagos from tonight. Nigerians, please don't go out. Stay at your home even if you don't have food. You'll know what the Nigerian security forces Could do. Remember, this is a presidential order. Please stay safe! Oga leave English. Na madness we take dey cure madness. Numbers are increasing by the day, lawmakers are afraid of returning to their Chambers and you are saying the President should watch and see things go from worse to worst. No time for roborebe please
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »