Traditional remedies for COVID-19 remain a research issue

The plan addressed conditions that allow neglected tropical diseases to spread.

The WHO event set future targets rather than claiming that diseases were already eliminated.

The federal health ministry hosted a commemoration on 13 September, according to a WHO report published four days later.

At the Abuja commemoration, WHO described support for domestic production including traditional medicine products.

The WHO account described work on traditional medicine policy, a pharmacopoeia and a proposed strategic plan.

WHO advised use of RTS,S for children in sub-Saharan Africa and other areas with moderate to high transmission.

The recommendation drew on pilot programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

WHO framed RTS,S as an additional tool alongside nets, treatment and other preventive care.

Experience from delivery in three African countries contributed to WHO’s decision.

The eleventh International Classification of Diseases came into effect; it includes optional supplementary coding based on East Asian traditional medical concepts.