WHO supports exploration of traditional medical therapies
The Geneva Telegraph correspondent Yang Haiquan reported: The World Health Organization recently issued a news bulletin that pointed out that WHO welcomes the exploration of new treatment methods and innovations for new coronary pneumonia around the world, including the redevelopment of traditional medicines and therapies.
The briefing stated that WHO recognizes that traditional medicine has a long history and is a useful supplement to modern medicine. Traditional medicine workers play an important role in providing health care to the public. Artemisia annua and other medicinal plants are considered as possible treatments for new coronary pneumonia, but their efficacy and adverse side effects should be tested. Even if the treatment is derived from traditional practice and nature, its effectiveness and safety should be determined through rigorous clinical trials. WHO is collaborating with relevant research institutions to select traditional pharmaceutical products that can be used for the treatment of new coronary pneumonia to carry out clinical efficacy and safety experiments.
The briefing emphasizes that information about the effectiveness of certain traditional treatments must be treated with caution, especially misinformation posted on social media. Many of these treatments include the lack of minimum requirements and evidence for the quality, safety, and efficacy of plants and substances. The use of unverified products to treat new coronary pneumonia may put people and patients at risk or face safety risks, and may give a false sense of security, thereby weakening the effectiveness of preventive measures such as washing hands and maintaining contact distance.
Yang Haiquan