On this week’s edition of VERDICT, we take a look at a viral claim that certain herbs can cure COVID-19.
The anchor, Zainab Sanni revealed that the misinformation began to gain more waves in Nigeria when a post surfaced on Facebook in July 2020 announcing that the National Agency For Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the PaxHerbal-remedy as a treatment for COVID-19.
The origin of this claim and other on herbal cures couldn’t be traced to a particular origin but it went viral on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp.
To verify this claim, the programme featured Dr Abubakar Jimoh, the Director of Public Affairs for NAFDAC, who shed more light on the traditional herbs, medicines and treatment approved by Nigeria’s drug control agency, NAFDAC, to cure COVID-19. After the facts, debunks by public health experts and organisations, press play to know our VERDICT on the viral claim.
The Production Team for this week’s episode are:
Olakunle Mohammed – Project Manager and Researcher
Oluwatosin Ologun – Producer
Zainab Sanni – Presenter
