{"id":163294,"date":"2020-07-23T06:50:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T04:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-73-looking-into-fake-covid-19-medication-in-west-africa-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2020-07-23T06:50:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T04:50:31","slug":"pasha-73-looking-into-fake-covid-19-medication-in-west-africa-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-73-looking-into-fake-covid-19-medication-in-west-africa-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 73: Looking into fake COVID-19 medication in West Africa | The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-73-looking-into-fake-covid-19-medication-in-west-africa-143210\">Pasha 73: Looking into fake COVID-19 medication in West Africa<\/a>: <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/348875\/original\/file-20200722-38-1s8g6wy.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=496&amp;fit=clip\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">shutterstock<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fake medication is doing the rounds in Ghana and Nigeria. A BBC Africa Eye investigation into sales of fake COVID-19 drugs looked into this. Traditional healers are selling these concoctions to people who believe that it will cure them of the coronavirus. The investigation found that many of the fake drugs have harmful substances in them. <\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of Pasha, Wuraola Akande-Sholabi, a lecturer at the faculty of pharmacy at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, talks to Anas Aremeyaw Anas, a Ghanaian investigative journalist behind the BBC documentary. They discuss why regulatory authorities are not doing enough and what can be done about this very serious issue.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong>  \u201cFake vaccine. The inscription on a white respiratory mask.\u201d By Marta DM Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<\/strong> \u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChamber Ambience\u201d by Nasienie found on Free Music Archive licensed under Attribution non-commercial share.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/143210\/count.gif\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/pasha-73-looking-into-fake-covid-19-medication-in-west-africa-143210\">The Conversation \u2013 Articles (AFRICA)<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pasha 73: Looking into fake COVID-19 medication in West Africa: shutterstock Fake medication is doing the rounds in Ghana and Nigeria. A BBC Africa Eye investigation into sales of fake COVID-19 drugs looked into this. Traditional healers are selling these concoctions to people who believe that it will cure them of the coronavirus. 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