A Publication on West Africa Horizon Scanning, A Project of Centre For Democracy Development in West Africa

December 2011 Wonder Cures

The editorial looks at the complexities in the pharmaceutical industry in West Africa, the prevalence of fake drugs and the claims of cures to ailments from different quaters across the region

Miracles as Medicine

December 2011 Wonder Cures Issue

Most persons in West Africa have taken miracle as a means of getting cured of their illness. Rather than going to Hospitals for medication and cure most of them resort to churches and mosques to be healed through miracle. Read more...

Niprisan: Pains of a Sickle Cell Remedy

December 2011 Wonder Cures Issue

This article examines the Sickle cell disorder and the discvery of the NIPRISAN drug . It further gives insight on the challenges faced with production and the commercialisation of the drug. Read more...

HIV/AIDS Cure Claims–Myth or Reality?

December 2011 Wonder Cures Issue

This piece explores the various HIV/AIDS cure claims and accross the region, publuc perception and implications to mordern medcine. Read more...

Setting the Bones of Traditional Bone setting

December 2011 Wonder Cures Issue

Traditional bone setting has come to be very good alternative to arthopaedic bone setting in west Africa communities, and most persons who have fracture have opted to this service. Read more...

Asthmaton Bears Hope for Asthma Patients

December 2011 Wonder Cures Issue

The cure for Asthma has reduced a boost as the medicine for the cure has been discovered. Though many have not known about the discovery of the medicine the article X-rays the discovery. Read more...

CONVERSATION-Why Nigerian Govt Is Producing Sickle Cell Drug

December 2011 Wonder Cures Issue

conversation with Professor Karniyus S. Gamaniel (OON), PhD, FPSN, FPCPharm, the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development on the commitment of Nigeria on the production of Niprisan. Read more...

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