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Author: JAMES KAMALA<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> TANZANIA has potential for becoming an alternative traditional medicine powerhouse if dealers invest in quality product packaging and sales.<\/p>\n

Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children Traditional and Alternative Medicine Assistant Director, Dr Paulo Mhame, said at least 15 remedies were produced during the Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmong them was Covidol, which proved effective in healing flu, cough, difficult breathing and chest pain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means the country has high potential for managing complex health conditions,” Dr Mhame said during an interview on the effectiveness of Covidol and other traditional medication.<\/p>\n

Dr Mhame said the challenge among traditional medicine producers was lack of quality packaging which increased product visibility and marketing.<\/p>\n

The assistance director advised producers to change their strategies to attract more businesses.<\/p>\n

Prof Hamisi Malebo, the founder of Covidol and a PhD holder in Medicinal Phytochemistry, said the country was blessed with various rare medicinal plants.<\/p>\n

“We should capitalise on our advantages since medicinal herbs are safe from chemical contamination. The only bad thing is that they are left to untrained traditional healers alone,” Prof Malebo noted.<\/p>\n

On the importance of registering and testing herbal cures before marketing them, Prof Malebo said Covidol got certification from some governmental institutions for human consumption.<\/p>\n

Three months ago, the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) set aside 1.5bn\/- for funding proposals on the impact of Covid-19 and research projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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