Ghana’s leading biomedical research institute, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), has denied reports that it has tested and approved COA FS, a Ghana-made nutritional supplement for treating the novel Coronavirus.
It was reported on a news website that: “Noguchi finally ‘approves’ Ghana-made drug to fight Coronavirus’ on March 25 and referenced the director of NMIMR, Prof. Abraham Kwabena Annan as the source of the information.
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But the Institute has reacted on its social media platform. According to the Institute, it has neither tested nor verified that COA FS can be used to treat coronavirus.
Check out their post on their Twitter page:
Official Release
— Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (@NMIMR_UG) April 6, 2020
COVID-19 Update 6th April, 2020
The University of Ghana, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, hereby inform the general public that it has not independently tested or verified that COA FS can treat COVID-19.
Thank you.