Officials of the World Health organization (WHO) met with 70 traditional medicine experts in Africa in a bid to develop a cure for Covid-19.
WHO African Region made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday.
The health organisation said an agreement was reached with the herbal medicine experts on clinical trials of their remedies.
This meeting is coming after Madagascar said it found an herbal remedy capable of curing the disease.
@WHOAFRO tweeted, “70 traditional medicine experts from countries across #Africa held a virtual meeting with @WHO on the role of traditional medicine in the #COVID19 response