Madagascar coronavirus herbal mix draws demand from across Africa despite WHO misgivings

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina addresses his supporters during a campaign rally at the Coliseum stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar [Photo:Reuters]

Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based “cure” for Covid-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organisation that its efficacy is unproven.

Last month President Andry Rajoelina launched the remedy at a news conference, drinking from a sleekly-branded bottle filled with an amber liquid which he said had already cured two people.