The Federal Government has dismissed the claim by the US president, Donald Trump, that the use of hydroxychloroquine – an anti-malaria drug can be used to prevent and cure COVID-19.
Director-General National Center for Disease Control
Both the Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire and the Director-General of the NCDC, Chikwelugo Ihekweazu, on Tuesday, May 19, warned Nigerians not to listen to the US President’s claims on hydroxychloroquine, The Tribune reports.
The Nigerian government has dismissed the claim by the US president, Donald Trump, on the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, to prevent COVID-19. Both the health minister, Osagie Ehanire and the director-general of the NCDC, Chikwelugo Ihekweazu, on Tuesday, May 19, warned Nigerians not to listen to the US president’s claims on hydroxychloroquine, The Tribune reports.
He warned Nigerians not to engage in self-medication, noting that the hydroxychloroquine should only be taken on doctor’s prescription. “About hydroxychloroquine; first, we do not at any time and in any way support self-medication and if you heard that any person is taking medication of any type, it is obviously something prescribed by his doctor,” the minister said.
“There are medicines that normally shouldn’t be in your hands unless prescribed by a doctor. There are medicines called OTC, over the counter, you can buy it yourself, it can be Panadol, aspirin, any kind of syrups, anything for cough. ” In his contribution, the NCDC Director-General, Chikwelugo Ihekweazu said the PTF would only comment on what President Muhammadu Buhari said and not what President Trump and any other presidents said.
