Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina tries Covid-Organics at a launch ceremony in Antananarivo on 20 April. Several other African leaders have expressed an interest in the unproven treatment.
By Linda NordlingScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.An herbal tonic developed in Madagascar and touted as a cure for COVID-19 could fuel drug-resistant malaria in Africa, scientists warn.
Several African countries have said they are placing orders for the brew, whose efficacy has yet to be shown.Branded Covid-Organics, the therapy was developed by the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA).