Universities, science councils and the government have been funding research into African traditional medicine, but it's the costly clinical trial stage that sets back the process.
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Professor Champion Nyoni was appointed to the Academy Standing Advisory Quality Committee, making him the only African representative on this WHO initiative.
A focus on the African continent is central to the University of the Free State’s (UFS) internationalisation strategy, which envisages an Africa-imbued internationalisation process that advances Africanisation and decolonisation, and includes a focus on expanding researcher networks across Africa. The UFS considers internationalisation, Africanisation, and decolonisation as complementary processes, and…
As part of the Covid-19 response, traditional medicine therapies have emerged as possible cures or remedies for the deadly disease. The pandemic has certainly helped to improve the profile of traditional medicines.
Research and research funding have traditionally been dominated by the Global North. Fortunately, there has been an encouraging increase in the recognition of content and research outputs by African scientists
Research and research funding have traditionally been dominated by the Global North. Fortunately, there has been an encouraging increase in the recognition.