The pharmaceutical society of Nigeria led by Pharm (Mazi) Sam Ohuabunwa OFR, MON, NPOM, FPSN has released a press statement condemning the importation of the Madagascar cure Known as covid organics.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has received the news that the Federal Government of Nigeria is about to import a herbal concoction called COVID Organics (CVO) from Madagascar with utter disbelief. While in principle we would not mind Nigerian government importing any new drug that is proven to cure COVID-19 or indeed any other disease for which we have neither the capacity, nor the technology to produce locally, we are totally appalled that Nigeria is about to spend scarce foreign exchange to import ‘COAL INTO NEWCASTLE’. Even if we are not going to pay for this, it is thoroughly disgraceful that a country that should be the leader of Africa, with the largest GDP will allow itself to be dragged this low. Nigeria has about 174 Universi-ties (43 Federal, 52 State and 79 private), 20 Faculties of Pharmacy and about 69 Federal-Funded Research In-stitutes (including National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research & Development and the National Institute for Medical Research) while Madagascar has only 6 Universities, 1 Faculty of Pharmacy and 9 Research Centers!!! Nigeria has some of the best scientists (Pharmaceutical, Medical, Biochemical, Biological etc.) in the world who have done so much work on natural and herbal medicines. Nigeria has developed a pharmacopeia of natural and herbal products and has one of the richest flora and fauna - potent sources of phytomedicines. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, a number of them have raised their voices that they have herbal and natural products that can be used to treat or manage COVID-19. Some have patents. Many herbal companies and producers have an-nounced specifically that they have herbal formulations that can do what this ‘invention’ from Madagascar can do. We have raised our voices severally that the Federal Government should review these claims and help put them through clinical evaluation as most of these producers cannot afford to conduct clinical trials. We have recom-mended that a portion of the nearly 25 Billion Naira donated/allocated for the COVID-19 pandemic should be dedicated for local research and development. But our Government has remained essentially silent only waiting to participate in WHO sponsored or mandated trials. We have been told that Nigeria is participating in the WHO solidarity trial, but nothing on trying our own inventions and formulations. Now we want to import COVID Organics. from Madagascar to try? Why are we like this? If the world can supply us synthetic and chemically-sophisticated medicines which we apparently lack the technology to produce, why must we wait for the World to supply us herbal formulations which we can easily make and which we have similar products. We urge our Government to save Nigerian Pharmaceutical Scientists and other scientists from the shame of hav-ing our country import and try herbal remedies which God has given us in abundance and some of which our grandfathers and grandmothers have used for ages. Let us try our own local formulations before we try COVID Organics or any other imported remedy. Every well-meaning nation has been in a race to find cures, remedies and other medical supplies used for COVID-19, while we seem to wait for other nations to solve our problems. There is much talk but little action. This dependency mentality needs to change and now is the time. We must seize this opportunity to look inwards, build confidence on our abilities, competences and re-orientate our na-tional economic philosophy from import dependency to export driven. And Nigeria can beat India and China in the production and export of herbal products if anyone is willing to lead us down this part.

Let them continue ranting . Do they provide the government with alternative?. Madagascar convid-19 organic cure has been tested and confirmed . No Nigerian pharmaceutical company has come up with any tangible mixture or cure to convid-19.
I will never blame government for importing this Madagascar products but rather blame our research institutes for failure and ineffectiveness.

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When they could produce a vaccine for ordinary for Headeche?

jidamsel43:
Let them continue ranting . Do they provide the government with alternative?. Madagascar convid-19 organic cure has been tested and confirmed . No Nigerian pharmaceutical company has come up with any tangible mixture or cure to convid-19.
I will never blame government for importing this Madagascar products but rather blame our research institutes for failure and ineffectiveness.

The president of madagascar was directly involved in the production of the herbal cure,it was not a private developed cure,he provided money for production and testing,he endorsed the product,has the Nigerian president or any government official done such for the herbal producers here .The big answer is NO.

Arrant nonsense !!!! You have had months to come up with a solution or even direction yet you used that time to be fighting for hazard allowance and now some other country has done it you said they shouldnt allow the drug in ..That cure remains the Intellectual property of the Magalagasy institute if you don't know so u cannot come here and just start making it just you can't make any drug with a patent

Hmmmmm

I think this is just to get from the billions donated...abeg make PCN go buy covid organic,bunch of incompetent pharmacists

Thats the problem of Nigerians, we expect the country to be leading in anything by doing nothing, i know everyone would remember vividly the president promised who ever find covid-19 cure over 30m.
our scientist have failed us we need to look outwards FOR NOW.

They are nor serious. What has they presented to the government as at least a possible cure and the government rejected it.

[quote author=jidamsel43 post=89469742]Let them continue ranting . Do they provide the government with alternative?. Madagascar convid-19 organic cure has been tested and confirmed . No Nigerian pharmaceutical company has come up with any tangible mixture or cure to convid-19.
I will never blame government for importing this Madagascar products but rather blame our research institutes

Lolz.
Pharmacists in Nigeria haven't done well for themselves,if d truth most be told.
They have joined lab scientists and mortuary attendants in one union to fight for supremacy with doctors in hospitals,thereby neglecting their core mandate of research and drug formulation.
Meanwhile nobody is fighting for headship of pharmaceutical companies with them.
They have also turned themselves into mere dispensers,even in teaching hospitals,with no input in the clinical management of patients.
I was particularly shocked the day I heard there's not even one antimalarial drug that's produced in Nigeria,all are produced abroad and caked in Nigeria.

Ingrates. What have they done since this virus come out? They should go and sit in one corner.

Beedehmee:
Thats the problem of Nigerians, we expect the country to be leading in anything by doing nothing, i know everyone would remember vividly the president promised who ever find covid-19 cure over 30m.
our scientist have failed us we need to look outwards FOR NOW.

Believe your Audio government at your own perils.

Sentimentally am happy for Madagascar being an African nation.
Is a shame on our government.
Our dependence on foreign goods and services have led to our system decaying.
All our leaders from Federal down to our traditional rulers know is election, election and election, nothing else on their mind.
I expect our government to be weeping, they have failed us.